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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Understanding the experience and manifestation of depression in people living with HIV/AIDS in South Africa

L. AndersenDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. KageeDepartment of Psychology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaView further author information
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C. O'CleirighDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Behavioral Medicine Service, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Fenway Institute, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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S. SafrenDepartment of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School/Behavioral Medicine Service, Massachusetts General Hospital/ Fenway Institute, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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J. JoskaDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 59-62 | Received 02 Jun 2013, Accepted 29 Jul 2014, Published online: 10 Oct 2014

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