Profiling of HIV clinic patients to determine the prevalence and characteristics of recent infections

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-294

  Chan, W K ^a   Yuen, G C Y ^a   Lee, K C K ^a   Wong, K H ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HOMOSEXUALITY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847028712     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120600872083     Document Type: Article

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