Simulating the control of a heterosexual HIV epidemic in a severely affected East African City

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Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 101-126

  Bernstein, Robert S ^a   Sokal, David C ^b   Seitz, Steven T ^c   Auvert, Bertran ^d   Stover, John ^e   Naamara, Warren ^f  

^a UNICEF   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d Hopitaux de Saint Maurice   (France)

^e Palladium Group   (United States)

^f NONE   (Rwanda)

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EID: 0040098210     PISSN: 00922102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/inte.28.3.101     Document Type: Article

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