Internet-based behavioral interventions for preventing HIV infection in men who have sex with men (MSM)

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  Zhang, Lan ^a,b   Qian, Han Zhu ^a,c   Blevins, Meridith ^d   Yin, Lu ^d   Ruan, Yuhua ^b   Vermund, Sten H ^a,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009525.pub2     Document Type: Article

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