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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Experiences of and responses to HIV among African and Caribbean communities in Toronto, Canada

F. Gardezi HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, TorontoCorrespondence[email protected]
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L. Calzavara HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
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W. Husbands AIDS Committee of Toronto, Ontario
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W. Tharao Women's Health in Women's Hands Community Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario
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E. Lawson HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
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T. Myers HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
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A. Pancham Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
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C. George St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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R. Remis HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
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D. Willms Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario
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F. McGee Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, AIDS Bureau, Toronto, Ontario
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S. Adebajo HIV Social, Behavioural and Epidemiological Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto
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Pages 718-725 | Received 16 Mar 2007, Published online: 24 Jun 2008

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