Trends in the incidence of HIV in Scotland, 1988e2009

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-199

  McDonald, Scott A ^a,b   Hutchinson, Sharon J ^a,b   Wallace, Lesley A ^a,b   Cameron, Sheila O ^c   Templeton, Kate ^d   McIntyre, Paul ^e   Molyneaux, Pamela ^f   Weir, Amanda ^a   Codere, Glenn ^a   Goldberg, David J ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SCOTLAND; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84860323237     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050132     Document Type: Article

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