Couples at risk for HIV infection in Southern India: Characteristics of HIV-infected patients in concordant and discordant heterosexual relationships

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 96-100

  Kumarasamy, N ^a   Venkatesh, K K ^b   Srikrishnan, A K ^a   Prasad, L ^a   Balakrishnan, P ^a   Murugavel, K G ^a   Thamburaj, E ^a   Solomon, S ^a   Mayer, K H ^b  

^a YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Highly active antiretroviral treatment; HIV AIDS; India; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONDOM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 75449105276     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008418     Document Type: Article

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