Is vaginal washing associated with increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition? [7]

AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1347-1348

  Van De Wijgert, Janneke ^a   Morrison, Charles ^b   Salata, Robert ^c   Padian, Nancy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; VAGINA;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; HYGIENE; KENYA; LACTOBACILLUS; PROSTITUTION; RISK; UGANDA; VAGINA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33745873737     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000232252.74157.f9     Document Type: Letter

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