Knowing your HIV/AIDS epidemic and tailoring an effective response: How did India do it?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 240-249

  Sgaier, Sema K ^a   Claeson, Mariam ^b   Gilks, Charles ^c   Ramesh, Banadakoppa M ^d   Ghys, Peter D ^e   Wadhwani, Alkesh ^a   Ramakrishnan, Aparajita ^a   Tangri, Annie ^a   Chandramouli, K ^f  

^a BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b WORLD BANK   (India)

^c UNAIDS   (India)

^d KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

^e UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^f Food Safety and Standard Authority of India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EPIDEMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 84861670125     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2011-050382     Document Type: Review

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