Transactional sex and HIV incidence in a cohort of young women in the stepping stones trial

Journal of AIDS and Clinical Research

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 7-

  Jewkes, Rachel ^a,d   Dunkle, Kristin ^b   Nduna, Mzikazi ^c   Shai, Nwabisa Jama ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 84871475750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21556113     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000158     Document Type: Article

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