Simple approximate backcalculation method applied to estimate HIV prevalence in Japan

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-135

  Nishiura, Hiroshi ^a,b,c   Yanai, Hideki ^b   Yoshiyama, Takashi ^b   Kakehashi, Masayuki ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCUBATION TIME; JAPAN; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MONITORING; RELIABILITY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; JAPAN; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 4143108119     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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