Fewer partners or more condoms? Modelling the effectiveness of STI prevention interventions

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Garnett, G P ^a   White, P J ^a   Ward, H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONDOM; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

CONDOMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53649100734     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2008.029850     Document Type: Article

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