Stochastic models to demonstrate the effect of motivated testing on HIV incidence estimates using the serological testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion (STARHS)

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 506-511

  White, Edward W ^a   Lumley, Thomas ^b   Goodreau, Steven M ^b   Goldbaum, Gary ^b   Hawes, Stephen E ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649681294     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2009.037481     Document Type: Article

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