Ageing with HIV: Newly diagnosed older adults in Italy

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 419-425

  Orchi, N ^a   Balzano, R ^a   Scognamiglio, P ^a   Navarra, A ^a   De Carli, G ^a   Elia, P ^a   Grisetti, S ^a   Sampaolesi, A ^a   Giuliani, M ^b   De Filippis, A ^c   Puro, V ^a   Ippolito, G ^a   Girardi, E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b SAN GALLICANO DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Diagnosis; HIV infection; Risk factors; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43249118843     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120701867073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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