Egocentric network data provide additional information for characterizing an individual's hiv risk profile

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 291-298

  Périssé, André R S ^a,b   Langenberg, Patricia ^c   Hungerford, Laura ^c   Boulay, Marc ^d   Charurat, Man ^a   Schechter, Mauro ^e   Blattner, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; Brazil; Epidemiology; HIV; Risk; Social network

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EGOCENTRIC NETWORK; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; SAFE SEX; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 74249097365     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328333eb81     Document Type: Article

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