HIV prevalence and incidence in people 50 years and older in rural South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 812-814

  Wallrauch, C ^a   Barnighausen T ^a   Newell, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

EID: 78650135928     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4181     Document Type: Letter

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