Disclosure of HIV status to children in resource‐limited settings: A systematic review

Rachel C Vreeman; Anna Maria Gramelspacher; Peter O Gisore; Michael L Scanlon; Winstone M Nyandiko

doi:10.7448/ias.16.1.18466

Disclosure of HIV status to children in resource‐limited settings

A systematic review

Bibliographic Data

ID	23325293
Authors	Rachel C Vreeman, Anna Maria Gramelspacher, Peter O Gisore, Michael L Scanlon, Winstone M Nyandiko
Year	2013
Volume	16
Issue	1
Publication date	2013-01-01
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Journal of the International AIDS Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 1758-2652 • E-ISSN: 1758-2652
Publisher	Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI	10.7448/ias.16.1.18466
Language	EN
Citations received	58
References cited	46

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