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New model for uncovering true HIV mortality rates in Zambia

January 12, 2018, 12:12 pm by ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine

A new study that seeks to better ascertain HIV mortality rates in Zambia could provide a model for improved national and regional surveillance approaches, and ultimately, more effective HIV treatment strategies.

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