HIV-1 transmission networks among men who have sex with men in Asia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 910-911

  Ng, Kim Tien ^a   Ng, Kah Ying ^b   Chen, Jonathan Hon Kwan ^c,d   Ng, Oon Tek ^b   Kamarulzaman, Adeeba ^a   Tee, Kok Keng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INCIDENCE; LETTER; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; TRANSMISSION;

ASIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84907382883     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu480     Document Type: Letter

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