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Mental and Physical Health Consequences

The Syndemic Interaction of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and HIV Infection among African American Women: Best Practices and Strategies

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Pages 811-827 | Received 13 Jul 2018, Accepted 29 Aug 2019, Published online: 22 Nov 2019

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