Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 41-50 , July 2007

Identifying What Rural Health Workers in Malawi Need to Become HIV Prevention Leaders

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doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2007.05.007

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 41-50 , July 2007

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