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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Low uptake of HIV testing among male clients of female sex workers in China

Yuan FangCentre for Health Behavioural Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yuzhou ZhangTulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USAView further author information
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Zixin WangCentre for Health Behavioural Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China;Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mary IpCentre for Health Behavioural Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Jinghua LiSchool of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Joseph T. F. LauCentre for Health Behavioural Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China;Shenzhen Research Institute, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-7107View further author information
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Pages 193-198 | Received 22 Dec 2017, Accepted 01 Aug 2018, Published online: 15 Aug 2018

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