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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Original Articles

Theoretical model of critical issues in informed consent in HIV vaccine trials

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Pages 1452-1460 | Received 01 Oct 2013, Accepted 25 Apr 2014, Published online: 28 May 2014

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