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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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The development and validation of the HIV/AIDS Stigma Instrument – Nurse (HASI-N)

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Pages 150-159 | Received 29 Jun 2007, Published online: 19 Feb 2009

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