Implementing antiretroviral therapy in rural communities: the Lusikisiki model of decentralized HIV/AIDS care.

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Published in J Infect Dis on December 01, 2007

Authors

Martha Bedelu1, Nathan Ford, Katherine Hilderbrand, Hermann Reuter

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1: Médecins Sans Frontières, Lusikisiki, South Africa.

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