Challenges of Seeking HIV Testing Among Marginalized Populations in Iran: A Letter to the Editor

authors:

avatar Mehran Rostami ORCID 1 , avatar Aboubakr Neshati-Khorram 2 , avatar Shahab Rezaeian ORCID 3 , 4 , 5 , *

Deputy of Treatment, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran
Deputy of Treatment, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, IR Iran
Infectious Diseases Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran
Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran
Department of Epidemiology, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, IR Iran
International Journal of High Risk Behaviors and Addiction: Vol.8, issue 4; e97349
published online: December 9, 2019
article type: Letter
received: August 20, 2019
revised: October 29, 2019
accepted: November 23, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.97349

how to cite: Rostami M, Neshati-Khorram A, Rezaeian S. Challenges of Seeking HIV Testing Among Marginalized Populations in Iran: A Letter to the Editor. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2019;8(4):e97349. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijhrba.97349.

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