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. 2020 May 28;14(5):e0008078.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008078. eCollection 2020 May.

How to implement the framework for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas (EMTCT Plus) in a disperse rural population from the Gran Chaco region: A tailor-made program focused on pregnant women

Favio Crudo  1   2 , Pablo Piorno  2 , Hugo Krupitzki  2   3 , Analia Guilera  2 , Constanza López-Albizu  2   4 , Emmaria Danesi  2   5 , Karerina Scollo  4 , Susana Lloveras  2 , Sebastián Mir  6 , Marisa Álvarez  7 , Silvio Yudis  8 , Miguel Angel Cayo Fernández  9 , Diego Cipri  10 , Alejandro Krolewiecki  1   2   11 , Ana Cristina Pereiro  1 , María Victoria Periago  12 , Marcelo Claudio Abril  1 , Mariana Fernandez  2
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How to implement the framework for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B and Chagas (EMTCT Plus) in a disperse rural population from the Gran Chaco region: A tailor-made program focused on pregnant women

Favio Crudo et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Fig 1. Map of the localities included in the intervention program.
Santa Victoria Este and Alto la Sierra in Argentina, Colonia Crevaux and D´Orbigny in Bolivia, and Pozo Hondo and San Agustín/Doctor Pedro P. Peña in Paraguay. Map created with QGIS 2.4 open-source software.
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