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The Evidence for the Role of Concurrent Partnerships in Africa’s HIV Epidemics: A Response to Lurie and Rosenthal

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We thank Timothy Hallett, James Shelton, and Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala for their useful comments. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of USAID.

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Response to: Lurie M.N. and Rosenthal S. 2009. Concurrent partnerships as a driver of the HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa? The evidence is limited. AIDS and Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10461-009-9583-5.

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Mah, T.L., Halperin, D.T. The Evidence for the Role of Concurrent Partnerships in Africa’s HIV Epidemics: A Response to Lurie and Rosenthal. AIDS Behav 14, 25–28 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9617-z

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