Modeling of human immunodeficiency virus modes of transmission in Iran

Journal of Research in Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-87

  Nasirian, Maryam ^a   Doroudi, Fardad ^b   Gouya, Mohammad Mehdi ^c   Sedaghat, Abbas ^c   Haghdoost, Ali Akbar ^d  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS   (Iran)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Iran; Modeling; Modes of transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; MALE; MODES OF TRANSMISSION MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STATISTICAL MODEL; COMPLICATION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSMISSION;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84871526090     PISSN: 16822765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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