When do simpler sexual behavior data collection techniques suffice?: An analysis of consequent uncertainty in HIV acquisition risk estimates

Evaluation Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 401-412

  Pinkerton, Steven D ^a   Benotsch, Eric G ^b   Mikytuck, John ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c AIDS Help Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; HIV prevention; Modeling; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FLORIDA; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 34547272491     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: 15523926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X07300237     Document Type: Article

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