Testing the accuracy of demographic estimates in countries with generalized epidemics

AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Stover, John ^a   Ghys, Peter D ^b   Walker, Neff ^c  

^a Futures Group   (United States)

^b UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^c UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; AIDS; Estimates

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3843106889     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200406002-00008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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