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Volume 17, 2009 - Issue 33: Task shifting in sexual and reproductive health care
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Abandonment of infants by HIV-positive women in Russia and prevention measures

Helena ZabinaHIV/AIDS Incidence and Resistance Surveillance Coordinator and Epidemiologist, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), AtlantaGA, USA
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Dmitry KissinSenior Service Fellow, Division of Reproductive Health, CDC, AtlantaGA, USA
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Elena PervyshevaExpert Qualitative Sociological Researcher, Assistance to Russian Orphans, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Anna MytilExpert Qualitative Sociological Researcher, Assistance to Russian Orphans, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Olga DudchenkoExpert Qualitative Sociological Researcher, Assistance to Russian Orphans, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Denise JamiesonTeam Leader, Unintended Pregnancy, STI, and HIV Intervention Research Team, Division of Reproductive Health, CDC, AtlantaGA, USA
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Susan HillisSenior HIV Scientist, Fertility Epidemiology Team, Division of Reproductive Health, CDC, AtlantaGA, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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Pages 162-170 | Published online: 10 Jun 2009

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