Epidemiological challenges to the assessment of HIV burdens among key populations: Respondent-driven sampling, time-location sampling and demographic and health surveys

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 101-106

  Sabin, Keith M ^a   Johnston, Lisa G ^b  

^a UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV surveillance; key populations; respondent driven sampling; time location sampling

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84894062487     PISSN: 1746630X     EISSN: 17466318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/COH.0000000000000046     Document Type: Review

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