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The Future of Internet-Based HIV Prevention: A Report on Key Findings from the Men’s INTernet (MINTS-I, II) Sex Studies

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    B. R. Simon Rosser, J. Michael Wilkerson, Derek J. Smolenski, J. Michael Oakes, Keith J. Horvath, Gunna R. Kilian, Gene P. Danilenko & Richard Morgan

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Rosser, B.R.S., Wilkerson, J.M., Smolenski, D.J. et al. The Future of Internet-Based HIV Prevention: A Report on Key Findings from the Men’s INTernet (MINTS-I, II) Sex Studies. AIDS Behav 15 (Suppl 1), 91–100 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-011-9910-5

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