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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Post-traumatic stress disorder symptomatology and alcohol use among HIV-seropositive adults in Haiti

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Pages 1210-1218 | Received 05 Oct 2012, Accepted 01 Jan 2013, Published online: 04 Feb 2013

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