HIV in couples in South India; implications for prevention

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 442-445

  Rogers, M Chatterjee ^a   Gopalakrishnan, G ^a   Kumarasamy, N ^b   Flanigan, T P ^a   Carpenter, C C J ^a   Mayer, K H ^a   Solomon, S ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Couples; HIV; HIV diagnosis and sexual behaviour; India; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDOM; FEMALE; GENITAL ULCER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INFECTION PREVENTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 20944444540     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462054094123     Document Type: Article

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