The association of HIV serodiscordance and partnership concurrency in Likoma Island (Malawi)

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1285-1287

  Helleringer, Stéphane ^a   Kohler, Hans Peter ^b   Kalilani Phiri, Linda ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTACT EXAMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CONTACT TRACING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 67651052266     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832aa85c     Document Type: Article

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