HIV infection among low-risk first lifetime testers in Rome, 1990-2000

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 61-65

  Galati, V ^a   Serraino, D ^a   Puro, V ^a   Orchi, N ^a   De Carli, G ^a   Scognamiglio, P ^a   Nicastri, E ^a   Piselli, P ^a   Nurra, G ^a   Angeletti, C ^a   Girardi, E ^a   Ippolito, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYMPTOM; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROME;

EID: 20944451814     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4040-5     Document Type: Article

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