HIV epidemic trend and antiretroviral treatment need in Karonga District, Malawi

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 922-932

  White, Richard G ^a   Vynnycky, E ^b   Glynn, J R ^a   Crampin, A C ^a,c   Jahn, A ^a,c   Mwaungulu, F ^c   Mwanyongo, O ^c   Jabu, H ^c   Phiri, H ^c   Mcgrath, N ^a,c   Zaba, B ^a   Fine, P E M ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c KARONGA PREVENTION STUDY   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREND STUDY; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE;

EID: 34248516563     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007680     Document Type: Article

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