Public Health
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AIDS health beliefs and intention for sexual abstinence among male adolescent students in Kathmandu, Nepal: A test of perceived severity and susceptibility

Received 28 February 2005 ,Revised 22 February 2006 ,Accepted 23 August 2006.

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