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Comment on De Gruttola and Pagano’s Using Surveillance Data for Assessing and Projecting the AIDS Epidemic

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Karon, J.M. (2002). Comment on De Gruttola and Pagano’s Using Surveillance Data for Assessing and Projecting the AIDS Epidemic. In: Ostrow, D.G., Kessler, R.C. (eds) Methodological Issues in AIDS Behavioral Research. AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47137-X_11

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