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HIV/AIDS misconceptions may be associated with condom use among black South Africans: an exploratory analysis

Laura M Bogart Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School, Division of General Pediatrics, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Donald Skinner Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Health in Research and Society Unit, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, Cape Town, South Africa
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Lance S Weinhardt Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, 2071 North Summit Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, United States
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Laura Glasman Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, 2071 North Summit Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, United States
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Cheryl Sitzler Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, 2071 North Summit Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53202, United States
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Yoesrie Toefy Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Health in Research and Society Unit, PO Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, Cape Town, South Africa
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Seth C Kalichman University of Connecticut, Department of Psychology, 406 Babbidge Road, Unit 1020, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269-1020, United States
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Pages 181-187 | Published online: 22 Jun 2011

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