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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Knowledge about HIV, HBV and HCV modes of transmission among pregnant women in Nampula – Mozambique

Eusébio ChaquisseEPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;Faculdade de Ciências de Saúde, Universidade Lúrio, Nampula, Moçambique;Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, MoçambiqueView further author information
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Paula MeirelesEPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-7491View further author information
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Sílvia FragaEPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5268-7751View further author information
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Francisco MbofanaInstituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo, MoçambiqueView further author information
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Henrique BarrosEPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal;Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Porto, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1161-1167 | Received 08 Sep 2017, Accepted 11 Apr 2018, Published online: 27 Apr 2018

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