Increasing HIV transmission through male homosexual and heterosexual contact in Australia: Results from an extended back-projection approach

HIV Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 395-403

  Wand, H ^a   Yan, P ^b   Wilson, D ^a   McDonald, A ^a   Middleton, M ^a   Kaldor, J ^a   Law, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Center for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Population and Public Health Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Australia; HIV AIDS; Incidence; Modified back projection; Transmission route

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE INCUBATION PERIOD; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOFTWARE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 77954619372     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2009.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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