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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Male circumcision, attitudes to HIV prevention and HIV status: a cross-sectional study in Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland

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Pages 301-309 | Received 31 Jan 2011, Accepted 25 Jul 2011, Published online: 21 Sep 2011

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