The epidemiology of clinically apparent HIV infection in Nicaragua

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-108

  Matute, A J ^a   Delgado, E ^a   Amador, J J ^b   Hoepelman, A I M ^c  

^a Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^b National Program of Epidemiology   (Nicaragua)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NICARAGUA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38649110997     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0398-x     Document Type: Article

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