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AIDS Care
Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 30, 2018 - Issue sup2: AIDSImpact 2017: What will it really take to end the HIV epidemic?
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Fighting stigma, promoting care: a study on the use of occupationally-based HIV services in the Free State Province of South Africa

Caroline MasquillierDepartment of Sociology and Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Edwin WoutersDepartment of Sociology and Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium;Centre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2268-3829View further author information
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Nina SommerlandDepartment of Sociology and Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumView further author information
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Asta RauCentre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaView further author information
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Michelle EngelbrechtCentre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaView further author information
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Gladys KigoziCentre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaView further author information
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Andre Janse van RensburgCentre for Health Systems Research and Development, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South AfricaView further author information
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Pages 16-23 | Received 01 Dec 2017, Accepted 18 Apr 2018, Published online: 31 May 2018

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