World Health Organization Publication : Year 1993 ; Issue 9241544538: A Guide for Epidemiological Studies of Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection

By Sana L. Melnick

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Title:	World Health Organization Publication : Year 1993 ; Issue 9241544538: A Guide for Epidemiological Studies of Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection
Author:	Sana L. Melnick
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago L. Melnic, B. S. (n.d.). World Health Organization Publication : Year 1993 ; Issue 9241544538. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
The International Collaborating Group on Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection was established in March 1988 as a forum for the development of collaborative activities in this area. It is composed of representatives of the Oral Health programme of the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; the Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC, USA; the National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA; the Dental Disease Prevention Activity, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA; the WHO Collaborating Centre on Oral Manifestations of HIV Infection, Copenhagen, Denmark; and the International Dental Federation (Federation dentaire internationale, FDI), London, England.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Usage of terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Role of prevalence and incidence in epidemiological studies . . 4 Designing the study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Determining the objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Selecting the study population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Types of population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Study and comparison groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Selecting the sample size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Developing data variables and recording forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Data collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Measurement of HIV infection status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Diagnostic criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Clinical examination procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Training research personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15