BED estimates of HIV incidence must be adjusted

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2061-2062

  Hargrove, John W ^a  

^a DST/NRF   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 70349772166     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832f3d8b     Document Type: Letter

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