Know, treat, prevent - HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 48, 2010, Pages

  Sprenger, M ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; EUROPEAN UNION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LONGEVITY; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 78649944084     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.15.48.19736-en     Document Type: Editorial

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