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Someone to count on: social support as an effect modifier of viral load suppression in a prospective cohort study

M. Reuel FriedmanDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert W.S. CoulterCenter for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Anthony J. SilvestreDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Center for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Ron StallCenter for LGBT Health Research, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA;Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USAView further author information
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Linda TeplinDepartment of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USAView further author information
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Steve ShoptawDepartment of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
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Pamela J. SurkanDepartment of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Michael W. PlankeyDepartment of Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USAView further author information
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Pages 469-480 | Received 04 Apr 2016, Accepted 06 Jul 2016, Published online: 25 Jul 2016

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