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. 2009 Jan;25(1):125-6.
doi: 10.1089/aid.2008.0150.

A Simplified Formula for Inferring HIV Incidence from Cross-Sectional Surveys Using a Test for Recent Infection

Alex Welte, Thomas A McWalter, Till Bärnighausen
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A Simplified Formula for Inferring HIV Incidence from Cross-Sectional Surveys Using a Test for Recent Infection

Alex Welte et al. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2009 Jan.
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