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Spirituality/religion and quality of life in patients with HIV/AIDS

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  1. Health Services Research & Development, VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Joel Tsevat

  2. Institute for the study of Health, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Joel Tsevat

  3. Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Joel Tsevat

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Tsevat, J. Spirituality/religion and quality of life in patients with HIV/AIDS. J GEN INTERN MED 21 (Suppl 5), S1–S2 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00640.x

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