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“The way I see it”: the effect of stigma and depression on self-perceived body image among HIV-positive individuals on treatment in British Columbia, Canada

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Pages 1456-1466 | Received 01 Jun 2010, Accepted 16 Feb 2011, Published online: 18 Jul 2011

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