HIV epidemic among young Thai men, 1991-2000

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 881-883

  Torugsa, Kalyanee ^a   Anderson, Scott ^b   Thongsen, Nucharee ^a   Sirisopana, Narongrid ^a   Jugsudee, Achara ^c   Junlananto, Pitak ^c   Nitayaphan, Sorachai ^a   Sangkharomya, Suebpong ^a   Brown, Arthur E ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Army Institute of Pathology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; THAILAND;

EID: 0038048133     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0907.020653     Document Type: Article

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