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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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HIV testing of male partners of pregnant women in Porto Alegre, Brazil: A potential strategy for reduction of HIV seroconversion during pregnancy

Nava YeganehDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Mariana SimonServico de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao/GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Claire DillavouDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Ivana VarellaServico de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao/GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Breno Riegel SantosServico de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao/GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Marineide MeloServico de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao/GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Rosana FonsecaServico de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao/GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Rita LiraServico de Infectologia, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao/GHC, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Pamina GorbachDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Karin Nielsen-SainesDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Pages 790-794 | Received 30 Apr 2013, Accepted 09 Oct 2013, Published online: 08 Nov 2013

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