Published in PLoS One on June 14, 2010
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Decline in HIV prevalence among young men in the general population of Cotonou, Benin, 1998-2008. PLoS One (2012) 0.80
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Quantification of antiretroviral drugs in dried blood spot samples by means of liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom (2005) 1.44
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Development of a brief scale to measure AIDS-related stigma in South Africa. AIDS Behav (2005) 5.31
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Change in optic nerve sheath diameter as a radiological marker of outcome from endoscopic third ventriculostomy in children. Childs Nerv Syst (2015) 2.04
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Coital bleeding and HIV risks among men and women in Cape Town, South Africa. Sex Transm Dis (2006) 1.55
Sex with stitches: assessing the resumption of sexual activity during the postcircumcision wound-healing period. AIDS (2012) 1.54
HIV and pre-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions of the cervix in South Africa: a case-control study. BMC Cancer (2006) 1.54
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Risk factors for HIV-AIDS among youth in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Behav (2005) 1.38
Frequency, quantity, and contextual use of alcohol among sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse (2007) 1.37
Generalizing a model of health behaviour change and AIDS stigma for use with sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa. AIDS Care (2006) 1.37
Epidemiology of HIV in South Africa--results of a national, community-based survey. S Afr Med J (2004) 1.36
The potential impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men and transwomen in Lima, Peru: a mathematical modelling study. PLoS Med (2012) 1.35
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Late entry to HIV care limits the impact of anti-retroviral therapy in The Netherlands. PLoS One (2008) 1.27
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Alcohol and risks for HIV/AIDS among sexually transmitted infection clinic patients in Cape Town, South Africa. Subst Abus (2006) 1.14
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Only a fraction of new HIV infections occur within identifiable stable discordant couples in sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS (2013) 1.10
Estimating the impact of establishing family housing on the annual risk of HIV infection in South African mining communities. Sex Transm Dis (2005) 1.10
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HIV treatment as prevention: optimising the impact of expanded HIV treatment programmes. PLoS Med (2012) 1.08
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