Post exposure prophylaxis of HIV transmission after occupational injuries in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre, Malawi, 2003 - 2008

Malawi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-19

  van der Maaten, Gerrit C ^a,b   Nyirenda, Mulinda ^a   Beadsworth, Micheal J ^c   Chitani, Alex ^a   Allain, Theresa ^a   van Oosterhout, Joep J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77954546798     PISSN: 19957262     EISSN: 19957270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/mmj.v22i1.55903     Document Type: Article

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