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Women’s Reproductive Decisions in the Context of HIV Infection

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  1. Department of Psychology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08554

    John B. Jemmott III

  2. Division of Population science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, 19107

    Suzanne Miller

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  1. Rutgers University, Busch Campus, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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  2. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Loretta Sweet Jemmott R.N., Ph.D. (F.A.A.N.) (F.A.A.N.)

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Jemmott, J.B., Miller, S. (2002). Women’s Reproductive Decisions in the Context of HIV Infection. In: O’Leary, A., Jemmott, L.S. (eds) Women and AIDS. AIDS Prevention and Mental Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47140-X_7

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