LETTER TO THE EDITOR FOR COMMENTS ON RECENT ARTICLES
Has the COVID-19 pandemic affected HIV late diagnosis among people with high-risk behaviors?
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Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Research Development Center, Arash Women Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Turpanjian College of Health Sciences, American University of Armenia, Yerevan 0019, Armenia
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Department of Health Information Technology, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran
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Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
Submission date: 2022-12-02
Acceptance date: 2023-02-08
Online publication date: 2025-05-05
Corresponding author
Esmaeil Mehraeen
Department of Health Information Technology, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal 5681761351, Iran
Department of Health Information Technology, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal 5681761351, Iran
HIV & AIDS Review 2025;24(2):162-163
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