Non-ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases as risk factors for HIV-1 transmission in women: results from a cohort study.

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Published in AIDS on January 01, 1993

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M Laga1, A Manoka, M Kivuvu, B Malele, M Tuliza, N Nzila, J Goeman, F Behets, V Batter, M Alary

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1: Projet SIDA, Kinshasa, Zaire.

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