Detection of HIV DNA in cervical and vaginal secretions. Prevalence and correlates among women in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Published in JAMA on June 09, 1993

Authors

D B Clemetson1, G B Moss, D M Willerford, M Hensel, W Emonyi, K K Holmes, F Plummer, J Ndinya-Achola, P L Roberts, S Hillier

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.

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