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Bastos, F.I.P.M., Nunn, A., Hacker, M.A., Malta, M., Szwarcwald, C.L. (2008). AIDS in Brazil: The Challenge and the Response. 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_29

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