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Original Research

Knowledge and awareness of HIV/AIDS among high school girls in Ghana

Nana Nimo Appiah-Agyekum1 Department of Public Administration and Health Services Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, Ghana;3 Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robert Henry Suapim2 Department of General Administration, Achimota Government Hospital, Ghana Health Service, Achimota, Ghana;3 Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Institute for Health and Wellbeing, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK
Pages 137-144 | Published online: 01 Jul 2013

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