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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 25, 2013 - Issue 11
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Australian prescribers' perspectives on ART initiation in the era of “treatment as prevention”

Limin MaoNational Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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John de WitNational Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Philippe AdamNational Centre in HIV Social Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Jeffrey J. PostThe Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia;The Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney, Australia;The Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Levinia CrooksThe Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney, Australia
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Michael R. KiddFlinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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Sean SlavinNational Association of People Living with HIV Australia, Sydney, Australia
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Susan KippaxSocial Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Edwina WrightThe Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, Sydney, Australia;The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia;The Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia;Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Pages 1375-1379 | Received 11 Sep 2012, Accepted 10 Jan 2013, Published online: 13 Feb 2013

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