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Risk Factors for HIV-2 Seropositivity Among Older People in Guinea-Bissau. A Search for the Early History of HIV-2 Infection

Anne-Grethe Poulsen, Peter Aaby, Henrik Jensen, Francisco Dias Department of Epidemiology Research, Danish Epidemiology Science Centre, Statens Seruminstitut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 Copenhagen S Denmark
Pages 169-175 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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