The contribution of HIV-discordant relationships to new HIV infections: A rebuttal

AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1341-1343

  Allen, Susan A ^a,b   Chomba, Elwyn ^c,d   Karita, Etienne ^e   Kilembe, William ^f   Inambao, Mubiana ^f   Streeb, Gordon ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rwanda Zambia HIV Research Group (RZHRG)   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^d Zambia Emory HIV Research Project (ZEHRP)   (Zambia)

^e RZHRG   (Rwanda)

^f NONE   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; MARITAL THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY;

COUNSELING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 79958853394     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834835db     Document Type: Letter

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