HIV Transmission among male inmates in a state prison system - Georgia, 1992-2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 421-426

  Taussig, J ^a   Shouse, R L ^a   LaMarre, M ^b   Fitzpatrick, L ^b   McElroy, P ^b   Borkowf, C B ^b   MacGowan, R ^b   Margolis, A D ^b   Stratford, D ^b   McLellan Lemal, E ^b   Robbins, K ^b   Heneine, W ^b   Greenberg, A ^b   Sullivan, P ^b   Henderson, Z ^c   Jafa, K ^c  

^a Georgia Dept of Human Resources   (Georgia)

^b Div of HIV/AIDS Prevention   (Georgia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; GEORGIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645844259     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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