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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Empowering HIV testing as a prevention tool: Targeting interventions for high-risk men who have sex with men

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Pages 1039-1045 | Received 09 Oct 2011, Accepted 16 Feb 2012, Published online: 23 Apr 2012

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