Scaling up antiretroviral treatment and improving patient retention in care: lessons from Ethiopia, 2005-2013.

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Published in Global Health on May 27, 2014

Authors

Yibeltal Assefa1, Achamyeleh Alebachew, Meskele Lera, Lut Lynen, Edwin Wouters, Wim Van Damme

Author Affiliations

1: Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. yibeltalassefa343@gmail.com.

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