Place matters: multilevel investigation of HIV distribution in Tanzania.

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Published in AIDS on March 30, 2008

Authors

Wezi M Msisha1, Saidi H Kapiga, Felton J Earls, S V Subramanian

Author Affiliations

1: Europe and Central Asia Human Development Sector, The World Bank, Washington, DC, USA.

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