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EDITORIAL

The emerging role of antiretroviral agents in HIV prevention

I. Mary Poynten A B and Andrew E. Grulich A
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A National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, Darlinghurst, NSW 2010, Australia.

B Corresponding author. Email: mpoynten@nchecr.unsw.edu.au

Sexual Health 8(2) 137-139 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH10117
Submitted: 17 September 2010  Accepted: 23 September 2010   Published: 18 May 2011


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