Determinants of domestic violence among women attending an Human Immunodeficiency Virus voluntary counseling and testing center in Bangalore, India
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U.S. Public Health Service recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus counseling and voluntary testing for pregnant women.
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0019-5359
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.32091