Epidemiology of HIV in the United States and Canada: Current status and ongoing challenges

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Hall, H Irene ^a   Geduld, Jennifer ^b   Boulos, David ^b   Rhodes, Philip ^a   An, Qian ^c   Mastro, Timothy D ^a   Janssen, Robert S ^a   Archibald, Chris P ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Ginn Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Canada; HIV; United States

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NEGRO; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; AGED; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNIC GROUP; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149095501     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a2639e     Document Type: Article

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