Public health aspects of HIV/AIDS - Nigeria and west Africa

Public Health Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Low and Middle Income Countries: Epidemiology, Prevention and Care

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 217-251

  Blattner, William ^a   Dakum, Patrick ^b   Osotimehin, Babatunde ^c   Nasidi, Abdulsalam ^d   Abimiku, Alash'le ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE CONTROL OF AIDS   (Nigeria)

^d Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72711-0_12     Document Type: Chapter

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