Operational research in Malawi: making a difference with cotrimoxazole preventive therapy in patients with tuberculosis and HIV.

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Published in BMC Public Health on July 27, 2011

Authors

Anthony D Harries1, Rony Zachariah, Rhehab Chimzizi, Felix Salaniponi, Francis Gausi, Henry Kanyerere, Erik J Schouten, Andreas Jahn, Simon D Makombe, Frank M Chimbwandira, James Mpunga

Author Affiliations

1: International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France. adharries@theunion.org

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