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Original Articles

Psychosocial and behavioural correlates of attitudes towards antiretroviral therapy (ART) in a sample of South African mineworkers

Les facteurs psychosociaux et comportementaux de l'attitude d'un groupe de mineurs Sud-Africains envers la thérapie antirétrovirale

, DLitt et Phil, , PhD, , MComm, , PhD, , MSocSc & , MSocSc
Pages 55-64 | Published online: 28 Feb 2012

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