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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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The role of relationship types on condom use among urban men with concurrent partners in Ghana and Tanzania

Paul J. FlemingFHI 360, Durham, NC, USA;Department of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Marta MulawaDepartment of Health Behavior, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USAView further author information
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Holly BurkeFHI 360, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Dominick ShattuckFHI 360, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Erasmus MndemeDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaView further author information
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John AttafuahVirtual Access, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Jessie MbwamboDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaView further author information
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Greg GuestFHI 360, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Pages 466-472 | Received 17 Dec 2013, Accepted 23 Sep 2014, Published online: 22 Oct 2014

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