HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe dropping like a stone
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HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe dropping like a stone.
HIV in Zimbabwe is disappearing like ‘snow in the desert’, in dramatic contrast to its neighbouring countries, mystifying epidemiologists, one of whom firmly believes the anomaly can be attributed to the country’s relatively high level of education. Brian Williams of the South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA), was speaking at the 2nd Consortium to Respond Effec...
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عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4672