Estimating the population of female sex workers in two Chinese cities on the basis of the HIV/AIDS behavioural surveillance approach combined with a multiplier method

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 228-231

  Zhang, Dapeng ^a,d   Lv, Fan ^a   Wang, Liyan ^a   Sun, Liangxian ^b   Zhou, Jian ^b   Su, Wenyi ^c   Bi, Peng ^d  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b SHENZHEN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c Centre for STD Control and Prevention   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTITUTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34347259281     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2006.022194     Document Type: Article

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