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- Study Doubts "Casual" Spread of AIDS. N.F. // Advocate;4/30/85, Issue 419, p22
Presents the result of the study on AIDS transmission. Absence of infection from ordinary exposure to AIDS victims; Dissemination of the disease through heterosexual relations; Assessment of the doubts on casual spread of AIDS.
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- Heterosexually Acquired Infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Chamberlain, Mary E.; Dondero Jr., Timothy J. // Annals of Internal Medicine;Nov87, Vol. 107 Issue 5, p763
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- Deprivation and AIDS in a southern European city. Brugal, M. Teresa; Borrell, Carme; D�az-Quijano, Estela; Pasar�n, M. Isabel; Garc�a-Olalla, Patricia; Villalb�, Joan R. // European Journal of Public Health;Sep2003, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p259
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- Straight sex and AIDS vaccines. Radetsky, P. // Discover;Jan1992, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p52
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- The Classification of AIDS Cases: Concordance Between Two AIDS Surveillance Systems in Italy. Serraino, Diego; Franceschi, Silvia; Dal Maso, Luigino; Lepri, Alessandro Cozzi; Tirelli, Umberto; Rezza, Giovanni // American Journal of Public Health;Aug95 Part 1 of 2, Vol. 85 Issue 8, p1112
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- Consistent Condom Use Greatly Lessens Heterosexual Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Stewart, M. // Family Planning Perspectives;Nov/Dec94, Vol. 26 Issue 6, p278
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