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Challenges faced by health-care providers offering infant-feeding counseling to HIV-positive women in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of current research

Emily L. TuthillSchool of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA;Center for Health Intervention and Prevention, Storrs, CT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jessica ChanNorthern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, CanadaView further author information
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Lisa M. ButlerDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA;Institute for Global Health, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 17-24 | Received 02 Apr 2014, Accepted 30 Jul 2014, Published online: 10 Sep 2014

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