Health-related quality of life of HIV-infected adults receiving combination antiretroviral therapy in Addis Ababa.

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Published in AIDS Care on March 18, 2015

Authors

Legese A Mekuria1, Mirjam A G Sprangers, Jan M Prins, Alemayehu W Yalew, Pythia T Nieuwkerk

Author Affiliations

1: a Department of Medical Psychology, Academic Medical Center , University of Amsterdam , Amsterdam , The Netherlands.

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