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HIV heterosexual transmission: a hypothesis about an additional potential determinant.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Louria D B, Skurnick J H, Palumbo P, Bogden J D, Rohowsky-Kochan C, Denny T N, Kennedy C A
Abstract excerpt
Transmission rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) during heterosexual intercourse vary dramatically around the world. In Asia and South America, they are extraordinarily high, whereas in the United States and Europe, rates are much lower even after a large number of unprotected contacts. The transmission rates in Africa also probably are high, but the available studies unfortunately are weak. In Thailand,...
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