Testing bias in calculating HIV incidence from the Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 493-503

  Remis, Robert S ^a   Palmer, Robert W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bias; HIV incidence; Monitoring; Serologic testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMPIRICISM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 62349112584     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328323ad5f     Document Type: Article

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