Barriers and facilitators of retention in HIV care and treatment services in Iringa, Tanzania: the importance of socioeconomic and sociocultural factors.

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Published in AIDS Care on November 27, 2013

Authors

Cecilia Tomori1, Caitlin E Kennedy, Heena Brahmbhatt, Jennifer A Wagman, Jessie K Mbwambo, Samuel Likindikoki, Deanna L Kerrigan

Author Affiliations

1: a Department of Epidemiology , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore , MD , USA.

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