Quantifying sexual exposure to HIV within an HIV-serodiscordant relationship: Development of an algorithm

AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1065-1082

  Fox, Julie ^a   White, Peter J ^b,c   Weber, Jonathan ^d   Garnett, Geoff P ^c   Ward, Helen ^e   Fidler, Sarah ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Genitourinary Medicine and Infectious Disease ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

exposed uninfected; HIV transmission; quantifying HIV risk; sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CIRCUMCISION; EXPOSURE; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; VIRUS LOAD;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL;

EID: 79955627517     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328344fe4a     Document Type: Article

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