Was the "ABC" approach (abstinence, being faithful, using condoms) responsible for Uganda's decline in HIV?

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Published in PLoS Med on September 01, 2006

Authors

Elaine M Murphy1, Margaret E Greene, Alexandra Mihailovic, Peter Olupot-Olupot

Author Affiliations

1: Population Reference Bureau, Washington, DC, USA. emurphy530@aol.com

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