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Research Article

Internalized homophobia and HIV testing among Korean gay and bisexual men: a study in a high-income country with pervasive HIV/AIDS stigma

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Pages 672-677 | Received 22 Feb 2021, Accepted 20 May 2022, Published online: 31 May 2022

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