Re: "Distinguishing the temporal association between women's intravaginal practices and risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection: A prospective study of South African women" [3]

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 474-475

  McClelland, R Scott ^a,b,c   Ndinya Achola, Jeckoniah O ^c   Baeten, Jared M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MENOPAUSE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33846987201     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwk101     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

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4. McClelland RS, Ndinya-Achola JO, Baeten JM. Reply to: "Is vaginal washing associated with increased risk of HIV-1 acquisition?" (Letter). AIDS 2006;20:1348-9.
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