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Original Research Articles

The HIV epidemic in Greenland – a slow spreading infection among adult heterosexual Greenlanders

Karen Bjorn-MortensenDepartment of Internal MedicineQueen Ingrid's HospitalNuukGreenlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karin LadefogedDepartment of Internal MedicineQueen Ingrid's HospitalNuukGreenland
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Niels ObelDepartment of Infectious DiseasesUniversity Hospital of CopenhagenRigshospitaletDenmark
&
Marie HellebergDepartment of Infectious DiseasesUniversity Hospital of CopenhagenRigshospitaletDenmark
Article: 19558 | Received 16 Aug 2012, Accepted 04 Jan 2013, Published online: 19 Feb 2013

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