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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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Cascade of care for HIV-seroconverters in rural Tanzania: a longitudinal study

Soledad ColombeWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Richard MachembaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Baltazar MtengaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Peter LutonjaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Wende SafariNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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James BeardDepartment of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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Jennifer A. DownsWeill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA;Department of Medicine, Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Mark UrassaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Jim ToddNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania;Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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John ChangaluchaNational Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza Research Centre, Mwanza, TanzaniaView further author information
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Pages 666-671 | Received 25 Jun 2018, Accepted 27 Jun 2019, Published online: 10 Jul 2019

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