Barriers and best practices of transitioning perinatally HIV-infected adolescents to adult care in Asia-Pacific
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HIV-infected adolescents to adult care in Asia-Pacific Torsak Bunupuradah*, Bencharat Thongpunchang, Pornsuda Nipathakosol, June Ohata, Chuenkamol Sethaputra, Chutima Saisaengjan, Rawiwan Hansudewechakul, Chitsanu Pancharoen and Thanyawee Puthanakit 1 HIV-NAT, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 TREAT Asia/amfAR – the Foundation for AIDS Research, Bangkok, Thailand 3 SEARCH, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 4 We Understand Group, Bangkok, Thailand 5 Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital, Chiangrai, Thailand 6 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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