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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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HIV testing and the role of individual- and structural-level barriers and facilitators

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Pages 125-140 | Published online: 27 Sep 2010

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Carrigan L. Parish, Margaret R. Pereyra, Iveth G. Yanez, Denise C. Vidot & Lisa R. Metsch. (2023) Patient acceptance of HIV rapid testing in the dental care setting. AIDS Care 35:5, pages 745-752.
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