Using geographical mapping of key vulnerable populations to control the spread of HIV epidemics

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 451-453

  Emmanuel, Faran ^a,b   Isac, Shajy ^c   Blanchard, James F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c KARNATAKA HEALTH PROMOTION TRUST   (India)

Author keywords

mapping; second generation surveillance; size estimates

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; PROSTITUTION; REVIEW; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AFRICA; ASIA; EPIDEMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84877015370     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eri.13.33     Document Type: Review

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