How Underestimates of Need Contribute to Biased Conclusions

Overview

Journal Sex Transm Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2016 Nov 29

PMID 27893599

Authors

Chandra L Ford

Mulatu S Mesfin

Tommi L Gaines

Dionne C Godette

Affiliations

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