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Special Issue: Gender and health

Intimate partner sexual and physical violence among women in Togo, West Africa: Prevalence, associated factors, and the specific role of HIV infection

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Article: 23456 | Received 27 Nov 2013, Accepted 29 Apr 2014, Published online: 26 May 2014

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