A telemedicine service for HIV/AIDS physicians working in developing countries.

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Published in J Telemed Telecare on November 15, 2010

Authors

Maria Zolfo1, Moses H Bateganya, Ifedayo M Adetifa, Robert Colebunders, Lutgarde Lynen

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium. mzolfo@itg.be

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