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  1. Jackie A Cassell, Editor in Chief
  1. Department of Primary Care Epidemiology, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
  1. Correspondence to Professor Jackie A Cassell; jackiecassell{at}googlemail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2018-053676

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