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The State of HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic: Guarded Optimism amidst Sustainability Concerns

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Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries

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  1. The Ford Foundation New York, NY, USA

    Deanna Kerrigan PhD, MPH

  2. University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA

    Clare Barrington PhD, MPH

  3. Centro de Orientación e Investigación Integral (COIN), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

    Luis Moreno Montalvo

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Kerrigan, D., Barrington, C., Montalvo, L.M. (2008). The State of HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic: Guarded Optimism amidst Sustainability Concerns. In: Celentano, D.D., Beyrer, C. (eds) Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-72711-0_30

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