A randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the safety and acceptability of use of carraguard vaginal gel by heterosexual couples in Thailand.

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Published in Sex Transm Dis on March 01, 2008

Authors

Peter H Kilmarx1, Kelly Blanchard, Supaporn Chaikummao, Barbara A Friedland, Nucharee Srivirojana, Cathy Connolly, Paisit Witwatwongwana, Somsak Supawitkul, Philip A Mock, Thanyanan Chaowanachan, Jordan Tappero

Author Affiliations

1: National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. pbk4@cdc.gov

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