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

Levels of alcohol use and history of HIV testing among female sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya

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Pages 1619-1624 | Received 02 Aug 2013, Accepted 20 Jun 2014, Published online: 21 Jul 2014

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