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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Feasibility and acceptability of Project Connect: A couples-based HIV-risk reduction intervention among young couples in Johannesburg, South Africa

Audrey PettiforDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA;Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (WRHI), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Catherine MacPhailWits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (WRHI), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;Collaborative Research Network, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
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Nadia NguyenDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Molly RosenbergDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Lisa ParkerFutures Group, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Jabu SibekoWits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (WRHI), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Pages 476-482 | Received 25 Oct 2012, Accepted 04 Sep 2013, Published online: 14 Oct 2013

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