Are HIV/AIDS conspiracy beliefs a barrier to HIV prevention among African Americans?

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Published in J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr on February 01, 2005

Authors

Laura M Bogart1, Sheryl Thorburn

Author Affiliations

1: Health Program, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA. lbogart@rand.org

Associated clinical trials:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Intervention for HIV+ African Americans | NCT03331978

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