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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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HIV testing among youth in a high-risk city: prevalence, predictors, and gender differences

Michele R. DeckerDepartment of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Ria RodneyJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Shang-En ChungDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;Center for Child and Community Health Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Jacky M. JenningsDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;Center for Child and Community Health Research, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
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Jon M. EllenDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA;All Childrens Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine, St Petersburg, FL, USAView further author information
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Susan G. ShermanDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAView further author information
Pages 555-560 | Received 07 Apr 2014, Accepted 29 Oct 2014, Published online: 12 Dec 2014

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