Confound it: Latent lessons from the Mwanza trial of STD treatment to reduce HIV transmission

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 179-184

  Gisselquist, David ^a   Potterat, John J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Africa; Confound; HIV; Iatrogenic; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

BENZATHINE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 0037341689     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646203762869188     Document Type: Article

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