A population-based study of human immunodeficiency virus in south India reveals major differences from sentinel surveillance-based estimates

BMC Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Dandona, Lalit ^a   Lakshmi, Vemu ^b   Sudha, Talasila ^b   Kumar, G Anil ^a   Dandona, Rakhi ^a  

^a Health Studies Area   (India)

^b NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN; NUCLEIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC SECTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33846576258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-4-31     Document Type: Article

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