Unpacking the recommended indicator for concurrent sexual partnerships

AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1037-1039

  Eaton, Jeffrey W ^a   McGrath, Nuala ^b,c   Newell, Marie Louise ^b,d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED NATIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861061710     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328351f726     Document Type: Article

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