An education and counseling program for preventing breast-feeding-associated HIV transmission in Zimbabwe: design and impact on maternal knowledge and behavior.

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Published in J Nutr on April 01, 2005

Authors

Ellen G Piwoz1, Peter J Iliff, Naume Tavengwa, Lorrie Gavin, Edmore Marinda, Kevin Lunney, Clare Zunguza, Kusum J Nathoo, Jean H Humphrey

Author Affiliations

1: ZVITAMBO Project, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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