Sexual networks and sexually transmitted infections: Innovations and findings

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-77

  Doherty, Irene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

heterosexual; HIV; partnerships; sexual networks; transmission

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; CHINA; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION; RURAL AREA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAMPLING; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA; CHINA; CONTACT TRACING; HUMANS; RUSSIA; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78751566684     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: 14736527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3283422647     Document Type: Article

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