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New features of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in China

Junjie XuKey Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Ministry of Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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Xiaoxu HanKey Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Ministry of Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
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Kathleen H ReillyIndependent Consultant, New York, NY 11101, USA
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Hong ShangKey Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Ministry of Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110001, China
Pages 1-6 | Received 11 Apr 2013, Accepted 14 Jun 2013, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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