Determinants of physical and global functioning in adult HIV-positive heterosexual men
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Knowledge of HIV transmission and condom use among HIV-positive heterosexual men and women in Guatemala
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عنوان ژورنال: AIDS Care
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0954-0121,1360-0451
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1026308