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Culture, Health & Sexuality
An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care
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Sexual risk behaviours and barriers to HIV testing among clients of female sex workers in Guatemala: a qualitative study

Maria LahuertaFundació Sida i Societat, Barcelona, Spain;ICAP-Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, USA;Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Míriam TorrensFundació Sida i Societat, Barcelona, Spain
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Meritxell SabidóFundació Sida i Societat, Barcelona, Spain;CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Girona, Spain;TransLab Research Group, Department of Medical Sciences, Universitat de Girona, Spain
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Anabella BatresHealth District of Escuintla, Ministry of Health, Guatemala
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Jordi CasabonaFundació Sida i Societat, Barcelona, Spain;CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Girona, Spain;Centre for Epidemiological Studies on HIV/AIDS and STI of Catalonia, Institut Català d'Oncologia/Health Department, Generalitat de Catalunya, Badalona, Spain;Department of Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Preventive Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Pages 759-773 | Received 01 Oct 2012, Accepted 14 Feb 2013, Published online: 29 Apr 2013

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