Evidence for HTLV-III infection in prostitutes in Tamil Nadu (India).

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Published in Indian J Med Res on April 01, 1987

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E A Simoes, P G Babu, T J John, S Nirmala, S Solomon, C S Lakshminarayana, T C Quinn

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A Semi-Factorial Cluster-Randomized Trial to Estimate the Effect Size of Community Mobilization and VCT Vans on the Adoption of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) Services in Andhra Pradesh, India: THE MCVCT STUDY | NCT01160575

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