The metabolic profiles of HIV-infected and non-infected women in Mangaung, South Africa
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2009;22(1) S Afr J Clin Nutr a Hattingh Z, PhD a Walsh C, PhD b Veldman FJ, PhD c Bester CJ, BScHons a Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of the Free State, b Fibrinogen Unit, Central University of Technology, Free State, c Department of Biostatistics, University of the Free State Correspondence to: Zorada Hattingh, e-mail: [email protected]
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