Factors associated with HIV seroconversion in gay men in England at the start of the 21 century
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1 HIV and STI Department. Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, UK; 2 Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London, UK; 3 Sigma Research, University of Portsmouth, UK; 4 Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, University College London, London, UK; 5 Statistics and Modelling and Bioinformatics Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, UK
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