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Review
. 2003 Nov 8;327(7423):1104-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7423.1104.

Tackling HIV in resource poor countries

J S Mukherjee  1 , P E Farmer, D Niyizonkiza, L McCorkle, C Vanderwarker, P Teixeira, J Y Kim
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Review

Tackling HIV in resource poor countries

J S Mukherjee et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Focusing on prevention of HIV will not prevent the deaths of the millions already infected. The international community must adopt a strategy that links treatment and prevention

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Patients with AIDS in a hospital in Mumbai, India Credit: P VIROT/WHO
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Stepwise approach to scaling up laboratory services for monitoring antiretroviral therapy
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