Monitoring recently acquired HIV infections in the European context
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ii This project was commissioned by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (contract ECD. 1843) and coordinated by Giedrius Likatavicius and Marita van de Laar; Programme on STIs, including HIV/AIDS and bloodborne viruses.
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