Monitoring sexual behaviour in general populations: A synthesis of lessons of the past decade

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Cleland, J G ^a   Boerma, J T ^b   Carael, M ^d   Weir, S S ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INCOME; INFECTION CONTROL; MEASUREMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 10344239383     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.013151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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