Has HIV prevalence peaked in South Africa? - Can the report on the latest antenatal survey be trusted to answer this question?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 754-755

  Dorrington, Rob ^a   Bourne, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH RATE; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; UNSAFE SEX;

FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 57149086090     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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