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Continued lack of evidence for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus through vaginal intercourse: A reply to Carey and Kalichman

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Brody, S. Continued lack of evidence for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus through vaginal intercourse: A reply to Carey and Kalichman. Arch Sex Behav 25, 329–337 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02438169

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