Predicting Health Distress and At-Risk Sexual Behaviour in a Group of Italian Asymptomatic HIV-infected People

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-58

  Sica, Claudio ^a   Novara, Caterina ^a   Carosi, Giampiero ^b   Casari, Salvatore ^b   Dorz, Stella ^a   Nasta, Paola ^b   Sanavio, Ezio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

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EID: 1542757271     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.272     Document Type: Article

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