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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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What do pregnant women think about the HIV test? A qualitative study

F. M. Boyd
,
W. M. Simpson
,
G. J. Hart
,
F. D. Johnstone
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D. J. Goldberg
Pages 21-29 | Published online: 27 May 2010

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Wei Wei, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoming Tu, Junfeng Zhao & Guoxiang Zhao. (2016) Perceived social support, hopefulness, and emotional regulations as mediators of the relationship between enacted stigma and post-traumatic growth among children affected by parental HIV/AIDS in rural China. AIDS Care 28:sup1, pages 99-105.
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