Changing patterns of HIV transmission and better targeting for intervention strategies

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 740-743

  Donisi, Alessandra ^a,c   Tomasoni, Donatella ^a   Ripamonti, Diego ^a   Milini, Paola ^a   Palvarini, Loredana ^a   Cattane, Anna ^a   Paraninfo, Giuseppe ^b   Casari, Salvatore ^a   Cadeo, Gian Pietro ^b   Carosi, Giampiero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b General Hospital of Brescia   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV prevention; HIV risk behaviour; HIV transmission patterns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 15644370725     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462981921495     Document Type: Article

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