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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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Strategies for improving mental health and wellbeing used by older people living with HIV: a qualitative investigation

Dana RosenfeldSchool of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Keele University, Keele, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jose CatalanCNWL NHS Foundation Trust, London, UKView further author information
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Damien RidgePsychology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Westminster, London, UKView further author information
& On behalf of the HIV and Later Life (HALL) Team
Pages 102-107 | Received 04 Jan 2018, Accepted 19 Apr 2018, Published online: 30 May 2018

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