HIV diagnoses, prevalence and outcomes in nine southern states

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 642-651

  Reif, Susan ^a   Pence, Brian Wells ^b   Hall, Irene ^c   Hu, Xiaohong ^c   Whetten, Kathryn ^a   Wilson, Elena ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; HIV diagnosis; Mortality; Southern United States

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEXAS; TRANSMISSION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943353189     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: 15733610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-014-9979-7     Document Type: Article

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