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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Psychometric evaluation of the Trauma Symptoms Checklist for Children (TSCC) among children affected by HIV/AIDS in China

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Pages 261-270 | Received 25 Jan 2008, Published online: 22 Jul 2009

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