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. 2007 Aug;4(8):e256.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040256.

HIV denial in the Internet era

Tara C Smith  1 , Steven P Novella
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HIV denial in the Internet era

Tara C Smith et al. PLoS Med. 2007 Aug.

Abstract

The Internet has served as a fertile and un-refereed medium to spread HIV denialist beliefs, argue the authors.

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Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Example of a typical slogan from an HIV denialist group
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