Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 308-317 , April 2010

Age- and Gender-Specific Estimates of Partnership Formation and Dissolution Rates in the Seattle Sex Survey

  • Sara J. Nelson, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sara J. Nelson, MPH, University of Washington, Center for AIDS and STD, Harborview Medical Center, 325 9th Ave., Box 359931, Seattle, WA 98104. Tel: (206) 744-8055. Fax: (206) 744-3693.
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  • James P. Hughes, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle
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  • Betsy Foxman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Sevgi O. Aral, PhD

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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  • King K. Holmes, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
    • Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle
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  • Peter J. White, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Modelling and Economics Unit, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, UK
    • MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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  • Matthew R. Golden, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle
    • Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle

Received 29 May 2009 ,Accepted 25 November 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00359-7

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.11.003

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 4 , Pages 308-317 , April 2010

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