Comparison of key parameters of sexual behaviour in four African urban populations with different levels of HIV infection.

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Published in AIDS on August 01, 2001

Authors

B Ferry1, M Caraël, A Buvé, B Auvert, M Laourou, L Kanhonou, M de Loenzien, E Akam, J Chege, F Kaona, Study Group on Heterogeneity of HIV Epidemics in African Cities

Author Affiliations

1: Centre Francais sur la Population et le Développement (CEPED), Paris, France. ferry@ceped.ined.fr

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