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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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A randomized controlled psycho-education intervention trial: Improving psychological readiness for successful HIV medication adherence and reducing depression before initiating HAART

L. Balfour Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, OntarioCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Kowal Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario
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A. Silverman Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario
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G. A. Tasca University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario; Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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J. B. Angel Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
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P. A. MacPherson Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
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G. Garber Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
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C. L. Cooper Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
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D. W. Cameron Division of Infectious Diseases, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario; University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario; Ottawa Health Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
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Pages 830-838 | Published online: 18 Jan 2007

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