Comprehensive assessment of blood and sexual exposures needed for rigorous investigation of HIV transmission

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 435-436

  Brewer, Devon D ^a   Potterat, John J ^b   Brody, Stuart ^c  

^a Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

^b Independent Consultant   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; SEX WORKERS; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84860452035     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: 19318405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.2011.0237     Document Type: Letter

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