Measuring trends in prevalence and incidence of HIV infection in countries with generalised epidemics

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 82, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Ghys, P D ^a   Kufa, E ^b   George, M V ^c  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645803852     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2005.016428     Document Type: Review

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