Transitioning HIV care and treatment programs in southern Africa to full local management.

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Published in AIDS on June 19, 2012

Authors

Sten H Vermund1, Mohsin Sidat, Lori F Weil, José A Tique, Troy D Moon, Philip J Ciampa

Author Affiliations

1: Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. sten.vermund@vanderbilt.edu

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