Sexual risk behaviour and infection: Epidemiological considerations

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Aral, S O ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDOM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 10344266438     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.011866     Document Type: Conference Paper

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