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Community perspectives on parental influence on engagement in multiple concurrent sexual partnerships among youth in Tanzania: Implications for HIV prevention programming

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Pages 207-214 | Received 25 Apr 2011, Accepted 29 May 2012, Published online: 09 Jul 2012

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