Response to Foss et al., 'Care should be taken when promoting microbicide use among sex workers who are able to use condoms consistently' [2]

AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 2005, Pages 2044-2046

  Wilson, David P ^a   Bodine, Erin N ^a   Smith, Robert J ^a,b   Blower, Sally M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CONDOM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 27944498235     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000191920.24185.cb     Document Type: Letter

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