Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2011

Accuracy of Tuberculosis Routine Data and Nurses’ Views of the TB-HIV Information System in the Free State, South Africa

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doi: 10.1016/j.jana.2010.06.003

Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2011

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