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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Considerations for purposeful HIV status disclosure among women living with HIV in Ghana

Rebecca A. PokuSchool of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Adobea Yaa OwusuInstitute of Statistical, Social, and Economic Research, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaView further author information
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Patricia Dolan MullenSchool of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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Christine MarkhamSchool of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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Sheryl A. McCurdySchool of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
Pages 541-544 | Received 25 Jun 2016, Accepted 28 Oct 2016, Published online: 13 Nov 2016

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