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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV in Yaounde: Barrier to Care

C. C. LandefeldCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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L. A. FomenouDépartement d'Anthropologie, Université de Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, CameroonView further author information
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F. AtebaCentre Mère-Enfant, Fondation Chantal Biya, Yaoundé, CameroonView further author information
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P. MsellatiUMI 233, IRD, INSERM U 1175/PACCI Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireView further author information
Pages 116-120 | Received 28 Feb 2017, Accepted 06 Oct 2017, Published online: 16 Oct 2017

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