Data are lacking for quantifying HIV transmission risk in the presence of effective antiretroviral therapy

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1431-1433

  Wilson, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; UNSAFE SEX; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 68449090720     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832d871b     Document Type: Note

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