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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 28, 2016 - Issue sup1: 2015 AIDS Impact Conference Supplement
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Conducting experimental research in marginalised populations: clinical and methodological implications from a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial in Kenya

Keira LowtherDepartment of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UKView further author information
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Richard HardingDepartment of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UKView further author information
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Aabid AhmedBomu Hospital, Mombasa, KenyaView further author information
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Nancy GikaaraKenyan Hospice and Palliative Care Association, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Zippy AliKenyan Hospice and Palliative Care Association, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Hellen KariukiDepartment of Medical Physiology, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaView further author information
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Lorraine SherrInstitute of Epidemiology & Health, Faculty of Population Health, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Victoria SimmsDepartment of infectious Disease Epidemiology, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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Lucy SelmanDepartment of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation, Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 60-63 | Received 30 Sep 2015, Accepted 20 Jan 2016, Published online: 26 Feb 2016

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