HIV Testing: Principles and practice

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-41

  Gersovitz, Mark ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; DISEASE SPREAD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

AFRICA;

EID: 79957912341     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkp013     Document Type: Article

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