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Editorial
. 2017 Aug;93(5):307-308.
doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2016-052676. Epub 2017 Apr 7.

Sexual networks and infection transmission networks among men who have sex with men as causes of disparity and targets of prevention

Ian H Spicknall  1 , Thomas L Gift  1 , Kyle T Bernstein  1 , Sevgi O Aral  1
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Editorial

Sexual networks and infection transmission networks among men who have sex with men as causes of disparity and targets of prevention

Ian H Spicknall et al. Sex Transm Infect. 2017 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: CONTACT TRACING; GAY MEN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR; SEXUAL NETWORKS.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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