Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century

@article{Cock2002ShadowOT,
  title={Shadow on the continent: public health and HIV/AIDS in Africa in the 21st century},
  author={Kevin M. De Cock and Dorothy Mbori-ngacha and Elizabeth Marum},
  journal={The Lancet},
  year={2002},
  volume={360},
  pages={67-72}
}
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