Couple-based HIV prevention and treatment: State of science, gaps, and future directions

Family and HIV/AIDS: Cultural and Contextual Issues in Prevention and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 153-172

  El Bassel, Nabila ^a   Remien, Robert H ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

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EID: 84871767461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0439-2_7     Document Type: Chapter

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