Trends in HIV prevalence among white and African-American civilian applicants for United States military service, 1985 to 2003

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-74

  Bautista, Christian T ^a   Sateren, Warren B ^a   Singer, Darrell E ^a   Carr, Jean K ^a   Birx, Deborah L ^a   Sanchez, Jose L ^a  

^a HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Civilian applicants; HIV; Prevalence; Trends; United States; White

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745463534     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000218362.13465.33     Document Type: Article

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