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Rapid Ethnographic Assessment of HIV/AIDS among Garífuna Communities in Honduras: Informing HIV Surveillance among Garífuna Women

Miriam Sabin PhD and MSSW Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
George Luber PhD and MA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Keith Sabin PhD and MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Mayte Paredes MD and MPH Honduras Ministry of Health
&
Edgar Monterroso MD and MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Pages 237-257 | Published online: 11 Oct 2008

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