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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Factors associated with recency of HIV testing amongst men residing in Scotland who have sex with men

Christina Knussena Department of Psychology and Allied Health Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul Flowersa Department of Psychology and Allied Health Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
&
Lisa M. McDaidb MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Medical Research Council, Glasgow, UK
Pages 297-303 | Received 28 Mar 2013, Accepted 07 Jul 2013, Published online: 16 Aug 2013

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