Characteristics of HIV diagnoses in Australia, 1993-2006

Sexual Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-96

  Guy, Rebecca J ^a,b   McDonald, Ann M ^c   Bartlett, Mark J ^d   Murray, Jo C ^e   Giele, Carolien M ^f   Davey, Therese M ^g   Appuhamy, Ranil D ^h   Knibbs, Peter ⁱ   Coleman, David ^j   Hellard, Margaret E ^a   Grulich, Andrew E ^c   Kaldor, John M ^c  

^a BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^e AIDS Medical Unit   (Australia)

^f DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^g ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h Health Protection Service   (Australia)

ⁱ Sexual Health and Blood Borne Viruses Unit   (Canada)

^j Department of Health and Human Services ^*  (Australia)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POPULATION RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 44649090244     PISSN: 14485028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SH07070     Document Type: Article

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