Violence as a Barrier for HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Argentina

María A. Pando; Romina S. Coloccini; Elena Reynaga; Marcelo Rodriguez Fermepin; Lucia Gallo Vaulet; Tadeusz J. Kochel; Silvia M. Montano; María M. Avila

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054147

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Violence as a Barrier for HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Argentina

María A. Pando ,

* E-mail: mpando@fmed.uba.ar

Affiliations Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA (INBIRS), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Romina S. Coloccini,

Affiliations Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA (INBIRS), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Elena Reynaga,

Affiliation AMMAR, Asociación de Mujeres Meretrices de Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Marcelo Rodriguez Fermepin,

Affiliation Inmunología Clínica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Lucia Gallo Vaulet,

Affiliation Inmunología Clínica, Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Tadeusz J. Kochel,

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru
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Silvia M. Montano,

Affiliation U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru
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María M. Avila

Affiliations Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas en Retrovirus y SIDA (INBIRS), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Violence as a Barrier for HIV Prevention among Female Sex Workers in Argentina

María A. Pando,
Romina S. Coloccini,
Elena Reynaga,
Marcelo Rodriguez Fermepin,
Lucia Gallo Vaulet,
Tadeusz J. Kochel,
Silvia M. Montano,
María M. Avila

Published: January 16, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054147

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