Data-free modeling of HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa [1]

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-56

  Brewer, Devon D ^a   Rothenberg, Richard B ^b   Potterat, John J ^c   Muth, Stephen Q ^a  

^a Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Quintus ential Solutions ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

AFRICA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CIRCUMCISION; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; MARRIAGE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 33846002026     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000249725.60291.ce     Document Type: Letter

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