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Protection Against STDs, Hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS Includes Talking Openly and Honestly with Sex Partners and Medical Care Providers

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Betts, K.S. Protection Against STDs, Hepatitis, and HIV/AIDS Includes Talking Openly and Honestly with Sex Partners and Medical Care Providers. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association 6, 111–115 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOLA.0000011066.30850.eb

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