The spread of HIV-1 in Africa: sexual contact patterns and the predicted demographic impact of AIDS

Roy M. Anderson; Robert M. May; Marie‐Claude Boily; Geoff P. Garnett; Jane Rowley; Robert M. May

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DemographySexual contactHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)EpidemiologyPopulationTransmission (telecommunications)Sexual behaviorDeveloping countryGeographyMedicineBiologyPsychologyVirologyEcologySocial psychologySociology

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Year: 1991
Type: article
Volume: 352
Issue: 6336
Pages: 581-589
Citations: 330
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                                    Roy M. Anderson, 
                                
                                    Robert M. May, 
                                
                                    Marie‐Claude Boily
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1991). 
                            The spread of HIV-1 in Africa: sexual contact patterns and the predicted demographic impact of AIDS. 
                            Nature
                            , 352
                            (6336)
                            , 581-589.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/352581a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/352581a0