Diaphragm and lubricant gel for prevention of HIV acquisition in southern African women: a randomised controlled trial.

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Published in Lancet on July 21, 2007

Authors

Nancy S Padian1, Ariane van der Straten, Gita Ramjee, Tsungai Chipato, Guy de Bruyn, Kelly Blanchard, Stephen Shiboski, Elizabeth T Montgomery, Heidi Fancher, Helen Cheng, Michael Rosenblum, Mark van der Laan, Nicholas Jewell, James McIntyre, MIRA Team

Author Affiliations

1: University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. npadian@globalhealth.ucsf.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Effectiveness of the Diaphragm for HIV Prevention | NCT00121459

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