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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Gender inequality and the risk of HIV among married couples in North India

Shelah S. BloomDepartment of Maternal and Child Health & Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alpna AgrawalSchool of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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Kaushalendra K. SinghDepartment of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaView further author information
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Chirayath M. SuchindranDepartment of Biostatistics & Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
Pages 168-175 | Received 14 Jun 2013, Accepted 26 Jun 2014, Published online: 21 Jul 2014

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