Perceptions of HIV Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among young pregnant women from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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1412. Predictors of First-Year Medication Adherence in a National Cohort of Veterans Initiating Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to Prevent HIV Infection Michael Ohl, MD, MSPH; Kelly Richardson, PhD; Brice Beck, MA; Bruce Alexander, PharmD; Puja Van Epps, MD; Marissa Maier, MD; Brian Lund, PharmD and Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin, PhD; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, Iowa, Geriatric Research Education & Clinical Center (GRECC), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, VA Portland Health Care System, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, Iowa City VAMC, Iowa City, Iowa, Center for Comprehensive Access and Delivery Research and Evaluation (CADRE), Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2017