The HIV epidemic in Greenland - A slow spreading infection among adult heterosexual Greenlanders

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Bjorn Mortensen, Karen ^a   Ladefoged, Karin ^a   Obel, Niels ^b   Helleberg, Marie ^b  

^a Queen Ingrid's Hospital   (Greenland)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Causes of death; Demographics; Greenland; HIV; Mortality rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARCTIC; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ARCTIC REGIONS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREENLAND; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84874357175     PISSN: 12399736     EISSN: 22423982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v72i0.19558     Document Type: Article

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