Male youth and voluntary counseling and HIV-testing: The case of Malawi and Uganda

Sex Education

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-259

  Izugbara, Chimaraoke O ^a   Undie, Chi Chi ^a   Mudege, Netsayi N ^a   Ezeh, Alex C ^a  

^a Shelter Afrique Center   (Kenya)

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EID: 79957909159     PISSN: 14681811     EISSN: 14720825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681810903059078     Document Type: Article

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