Antiretroviral Therapy for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: a Call for Equity

Overview

Journal PLoS Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2014 Jun 11

PMID 24915050

Citations 6

Authors

Joshua B Mendelsohn

Paul Spiegel

Marian Schilperoord

Nadine Cornier

David A Ross

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