Modelling the spread of HIV/AIDS in China: The role of sexual transmission

Population Studies

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-22

  Merli, M Giovanna ^a   Hertog, Sara ^a   Wang, Bo ^b   Li, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; China; HIV; Modelling; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MODELING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 32444438269     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00324720500436060     Document Type: Article

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