External infections contribute minimally to HIV incidence among HIV sero-discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-141

  Chemaitelly, Hiam ^a   Abu Raddad, Laith J ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (Qatar)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84874611082     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050651     Document Type: Article

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