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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 23, 2011 - Issue 7
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The influence of traditional medicine and religion on discontinuation of ART in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya

Christian Unge Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anders Ragnarsson Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Anna Mia Ekström Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Dorcus Indalo African Medical and Research Foundation, Kenya Country Program, Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
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Alice Belita Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jane Carter African Medical and Research Foundation, Kenya Country Program, Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
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Festus Ilako African Medical and Research Foundation, Kenya Country Program, Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya
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Björn Södergård Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pages 851-858 | Received 01 Apr 2010, Accepted 20 Oct 2010, Published online: 10 Mar 2011

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