Combining social network analysis and cluster analysis to identify sexual network types

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 754-759

  De Rubeis, Emily ^a,e   Wylie, J L ^b   Cameron, D W ^c   Nair, R C ^a   Jolly, A M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Contract tracing; Epidemiology; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SYPHILIS; CANADA; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANITOBA; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38449084189     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207782212234     Document Type: Article

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