What lies behind the fall in the HIV population in India?

Economic and Political Weekly

Volumn 43, Issue 52, 2008, Pages 15-17

  Pandey, Arvind ^a   Reddy, D C S ^b   Thomas, M ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b World Health Organisation   (India)

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EID: 65949116532     PISSN: 00129976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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