Benefits of an educational program for journalists on media coverage of HIV/AIDS in developing countries

Journal of the International AIDS Society

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-

  Martinez Cajas, Jorge L ^a   Invernizzi, Cédric F ^a   Ntemgwa, Michel ^a   Schader, Susan M ^a   Wainberg, Mark A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 77952093061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1758-2652-11-2     Document Type: Article

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