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HIV, HCV, HBV, HSV, and syphilis prevalence among female sex workers in Tehran, Iran, by using respondent-driven sampling

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Pages 487-490 | Received 04 Mar 2015, Accepted 13 Oct 2015, Published online: 13 Nov 2015

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