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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Implementation of a nutrition assessment, counseling and support program and its association with body mass index among people living with HIV in Accra, Ghana

Joachim SackeyDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers School of Health Professsions, Newark, NJ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Fang Fang ZhangFriedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Beatrice RogersFriedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
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Richmond AryeeteySchool of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Christine WankeDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USAView further author information
Pages 586-590 | Received 08 May 2017, Accepted 24 Nov 2017, Published online: 28 Dec 2017

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