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Quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: a cross-country comparison study of Finland and Portugal

Nuno NobreDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marco PereiraFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Jussi SutinenInfectious Disease Clinic, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Maria Cristina CanavarroFaculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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Harri SintonenDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Risto P. RoineResearch Centre for Comparative Effectiveness and Patient Safety, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland;Division of infectious diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 873-877 | Received 04 Sep 2015, Accepted 22 Jan 2016, Published online: 17 Feb 2016

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