Similar epidemics with different meanings: Understanding AIDS stigma from an international perspective

Interamerican Journal of Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Díaz, Nelson Varas ^a   Toro Alfonso, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

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