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Original Articles

Disability and HIV: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of the risk of HIV infection among adults with disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Pages 1467-1476 | Received 14 Feb 2014, Accepted 12 Jun 2014, Published online: 17 Jul 2014

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