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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Should it be illegal for HIV-positive persons to have unprotected sex without disclosure? An examination of attitudes among US men who have sex with men and the impact of state law

Keith J. Horvath Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard Weinmeyer Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, USA
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Simon Rosser Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South 2nd Street, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN, 55403, USA
Pages 1221-1228 | Received 06 Apr 2009, Published online: 14 Jul 2010

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