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Educational Content and Acceptability of Training Using Mobile Instant Messaging in Large HIV Clinics in Malawi

Annals of Global Health
Volume 87 (2021): Issue 1
By: Tom Heller,  Sabine Bélard,  Odala Sande,  Tapiwa Kumwenda,  Joe Gumulira,  Prakash Ganesh,  Salem Gugsa,  Hannock Tweya and  Sam Phiri  
Open Access
|Apr 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3208 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Published on: Apr 16, 2021
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2021 Tom Heller, Sabine Bélard, Odala Sande, Tapiwa Kumwenda, Joe Gumulira, Prakash Ganesh, Salem Gugsa, Hannock Tweya, Sam Phiri, published by Ubiquity Press
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