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Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban Zimbabwe

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC, USA

    A K Shetty

  2. Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention Project, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

    W Chandisarewa

  3. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Zimbabwe Country Office, Harare, Zimbabwe

    A Mahomva

  4. Zimbabwe Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, Harare, Zimbabwe

    A Mushavi

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Shetty, A., Chandisarewa, W., Mahomva, A. et al. Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in urban Zimbabwe. J Perinatol 30, 763 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2010.104

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