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"Double burden": a qualitative study of HIV positive prisoners in Italy.
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Professor of Sociology at the Department of Human, Social and Health Sciences, University of Cassino and Lazio Meridionale, Cassino, Italy.
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Design/methodology/approach: This is a qualitative study involving adult male prisoners in three Italian prisons. A total of 19 individual semi-structured interviews were conducted.
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Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 161600, Orlando, Florida 32816-1600, USA.
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