ESTIMATING THE HUMAN-IMMUNODEFICIENCY-VIRUS INFECTION CURVE OF INTRAVENOUS-DRUG-USERS IN LOMBARDIA, ITALY

被引:4
作者
SALVAGGIO, A
机构
[1] Istituto di Igiene e Medicina Preventiva, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano
关键词
BACKCALCULATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG USERS;
D O I
10.1007/BF01719476
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
We present a model to estimate the infection curve of the human immunodeficiency virus in intravenous drug users in Lombardia. We based estimates on AIDS incidence data, according to a backcalculation model accounting for 'therapy' and changes in the surveillance definition of AIDS.
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页码:127 / 131
页数:5
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