The concurrency hypothesis in sub-saharan Africa: Convincing empirical evidence is still lacking. Response to Mah and Halperin, Epstein, and Morris

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-37

  Lurie, Mark N ^a   Rosenthal, Samantha ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952242662     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-009-9640-0     Document Type: Note

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