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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy adherence among perinatally infected HIV adolescents at a teaching hospital in Ghana

A. B. Anokye-KumatiaDepartment of Child Health Pharmacy, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, GhanaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. EnimilDirectorate of Child Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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D. K. AfriyieDepartment of Pharmacy, Ghana Police Hospital, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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R. TettehDepartment of Pharmacy, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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N. K. MensahPublic Health Unit, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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A. A. AmoPublic Health Unit, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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B. B. GaribaPaediatric Society of Ghana, Kumasi, GhanaView further author information
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S. AmponsahDepartment of Pharmacology &Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra, GhanaView further author information
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Pages 1144-1146 | Received 05 Nov 2017, Accepted 21 Jun 2018, Published online: 06 Jul 2018

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