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Research Article

Racial differences in scores on the HIV Dementia Scale: mediating effects of literacy and screening utility among Black and White persons with HIV disease

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Pages 1724-1731 | Received 20 Dec 2021, Accepted 28 Sep 2022, Published online: 31 Oct 2022

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