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Research Article

The Burden of Infection with Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 and Type 2: Seroprevalence Study in Estonia

Anneli Uusküla Department of Public Health, University of Tartu, Estonia
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Mari Nygard-Kibur Institute of Population-based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Tallinn, Estonia
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Frances M. Cowan Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK
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Philippe Mayaud Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Rebecca S. French Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK
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Jamie N. R. Robinson Enteric, Respiratory and Neurological Virus Laboratory, Central Public Health Laboratories, Colindale, London, UK
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David W. G. Brown Worldwide Epidemiology, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Greenford, UK
& the HISS Group show all
Pages 727-732 | Published online: 22 May 2012

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