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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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The church and paediatric HIV care in rural South Africa: a qualitative study

Wilma A.J. NorderDepartment of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Remco P.H. PetersAnova Health Institute, Johannesburg, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maarten O. KokDepartment of Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Sabine L. van ElslandDepartment of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Tygerberg Children's Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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Helen E. StruthersAnova Health Institute, Johannesburg, South AfricaView further author information
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Mpho A. TutuDesmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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A. Marceline van FurthDepartment of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Pages 1404-1409 | Received 23 Oct 2014, Accepted 27 Oct 2015, Published online: 17 Dec 2015

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