STI Diagnosis and HIV Testing Among OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
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Motives and barriers to safer sex and regular STI testing among MSM soon after HIV diagnosis
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Care
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0025-7079
DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000253