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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Acceptability and use of a virtual support group for HIV-positive youth in Khayelitsha, Cape Town using the MXit social networking platform

Ruth HenwoodMédecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gabriela PattenMédecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town, South Africa
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Whitney BarnettSchool of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Bella HwangMédecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town, South Africa
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Carol MetcalfMédecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town, South Africa
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Damian HackingMédecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town, South Africa
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Lynne WilkinsonMédecins Sans Frontières, Cape Town, South Africa
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Pages 898-903 | Received 04 Jun 2015, Accepted 29 Mar 2016, Published online: 21 Apr 2016

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