Serosorting is associated with a decreased risk of HIV seroconversion in the EXPLORE study cohort

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Philip, Susan S ^a,c   Yu, Xuesong ^b   Donnell, Deborah ^b   Vittinghoff, Eric ^c   Buchbinder, Susan ^a,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; ADOLESCENT; HOMOSEXUALITY; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SAFE SEX; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL PARTNERS; UNITED STATES; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958572921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012662     Document Type: Article

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