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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 26, 2014 - Issue 11
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Factors associated with inconsistent condom use in adolescents with negative or unknown HIV status in Northwest Cameroon

Lee MorrisFairfax Neonatal Associates, Pediatric Infectious Disease Group, Fairfax, VA, USAView further author information
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Francine KouyaCameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, CameroonView further author information
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Rene KwalarCameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, CameroonView further author information
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Mariecel PilapilDepartment of General Internal Medicine and Department of General Pediatrics, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, Long Island, NY, USAView further author information
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Kohta SaitoDepartment of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Nancy PalmerCameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, CameroonView further author information
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Roberto PosadaDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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Pius Muffih TihCameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, CameroonView further author information
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Thomas WeltyCameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, Bamenda, CameroonView further author information
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Jennifer JaoDivision of Infectious Diseases and Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA;Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1440-1445 | Received 03 Sep 2013, Accepted 28 Apr 2014, Published online: 27 May 2014

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