Epidemiology of HIV among US Air Force Military Personnel, 1996–2011
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Epidemiology of HIV among US Air Force Military Personnel, 1996–2011
OBJECTIVE The objectives of this study were to describe the epidemiology of HIV in the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1996 through 2011 and to assess whether socio-demographic characteristics and service-related mobility, including military deployments, were associated with HIV infection. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of USAF personnel who were HIV-infected during ...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126700