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Nelson, K.M., Yang, J.P., Molina, Y., Simoni, J.M. (2014). Peer-Based Intervention Approaches. In: Hope, T., Stevenson, M., Richman, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of AIDS. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9610-6_94-1

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