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Reproductive Health Matters
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Volume 11, 2003 - Issue 22: HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health: intimately related
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Rape and HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis: Addressing the Dual Epidemics in South Africa

Julia C Kim Senior Researcher, Rural AIDS and Development Action Research Programme (RADAR), School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Clinical Research Fellow, Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
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Lorna J Martin Specialist Forensic Pathologist, Division of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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Lynette Denny Associate Professor and Senior Specialist, Gynaecology Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Pages 101-112 | Published online: 13 Nov 2003

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