Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 426-427 , November 2009

Why Don't Health Care Workers Screen All Pregnant Women in My Community for HIV?

References 

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doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2009.06.008

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 426-427 , November 2009