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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Acceptability of obtaining hair samples for assessing antiretroviral therapy (ART) exposure amongst alcohol drinking ART recipients in Tshwane, South Africa

C.T. KekwaletsweAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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S. NkosiAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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N.B. KitleliAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South AfricaView further author information
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B. MyersAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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P. ShuperCentre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, ON, Canada;Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;Center for Health, Intervention, and Prevention, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USAView further author information
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C.D.H. ParryAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa;Department of Psychiatry, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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N.K. MorojeleAlcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa;School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa;School of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1498-1501 | Received 02 Nov 2017, Accepted 09 May 2018, Published online: 20 May 2018

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