M-health for health behaviour change in resource-limited settings: applications to HIV care and beyond
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HIV Care & PMTCT in Resource-Limited Settings
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.11.099317