Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 177-183 , 2009

Social network methodology for studying HIV epidemiology in men having sex with men

  • Shui Shan Lee

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: 2/F School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. Tel.: +852 22528812; fax: +852 26354977.
    • ,
  • Dennise Ka Po Tam

      Affiliations

    • Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Raymond Lei Ming Ho

      Affiliations

    • Special Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Department of Health, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Ka Hing Wong

      Affiliations

    • Special Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Department of Health, Hong Kong

Received 6 June 2009 ,Revised 10 September 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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PII: S1876-0341(09)00063-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.09.002

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 177-183 , 2009

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