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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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The impact of incarceration upon adherence to HIV treatment among HIV-positive injection drug users: a qualitative study

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Pages 708-714 | Received 05 Feb 2008, Published online: 18 Jun 2009

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