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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 22, 2010 - Issue 11
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Measuring HIV felt stigma: a culturally adapted scale targeting PLWHA in Puerto Rico

Julio Cesar Jimenez Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto RicoCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marieva Puig Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Juan Carlos Ramos Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Marangelie Morales Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Gloria Asencio Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Ana Cecilia Sala Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Eida Castro Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Carmen Vélez Santori Department of Psychology, Ponce School of Medicine, #388 Zona Industrial Reparada II, Ponce, 00716, Puerto Rico
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Lydia Santiago Department of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
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Carmen Zorrilla Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
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Pages 1314-1322 | Received 08 May 2009, Published online: 27 Jul 2010

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