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. 2018 Oct 25;15(10):e1002678.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002678. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Epidemiological metrics and benchmarks for a transition in the HIV epidemic

Peter D Ghys  1 , Brian G Williams  2 , Mead Over  3 , Timothy B Hallett  4 , Peter Godfrey-Faussett  1
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Epidemiological metrics and benchmarks for a transition in the HIV epidemic

Peter D Ghys et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Peter Godfrey-Faussett and colleagues present six epidemiological metrics for tracking progress in reducing the public health threat of HIV.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Metrics for HIV transition, globally 1990–2020.
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