Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , 2009

Premarital HIV screening in Saudi Arabia, is antenatal next?

Received 11 January 2009

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PII: S1876-0341(09)00006-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.01.005

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 4-6 , 2009

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