Quantification of the role of discordant couples in driving incidence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 263-264

  Coburn, Brian J ^a   Gerberry, David J ^a   Blower, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPOUSE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; INCIDENCE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 79953066203     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70080-9     Document Type: Letter

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