Women-specific HIV/AIDS services: identifying and defining the components of holistic service delivery for women living with HIV/AIDS.

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Published in J Int AIDS Soc on January 11, 2013

Authors

Allison J Carter1, Sonya Bourgeois, Nadia O'Brien, Kira Abelsohn, Wangari Tharao, Saara Greene, Shari Margolese, Angela Kaida, Margarite Sanchez, Alexis K Palmer, Angela Cescon, Alexandra de Pokomandy, Mona R Loutfy, CHIWOS Research Team

Author Affiliations

1: Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

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