Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission.
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SUBMITTER: Bekker LG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323648 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
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Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission.
Bekker Linda-Gail LG Alleyne George G Baral Stefan S Cepeda Javier J Daskalakis Demetre D Dowdy David D Dybul Mark M Eholie Serge S Esom Kene K Garnett Geoff G Grimsrud Anna A Hakim James J Havlir Diane D Isbell Michael T MT Johnson Leigh L Kamarulzaman Adeeba A Kasaie Parastu P Kazatchkine Michel M Kilonzo Nduku N Klag Michael M Klein Marina M Lewin Sharon R SR Luo Chewe C Makofane Keletso K Martin Natasha K NK Mayer Kenneth K Millett Gregorio G Ntusi Ntobeko N Pace Loyce L Pike Carey C Piot Peter P Pozniak Anton A Quinn Thomas C TC Rockstroh Jurgen J Ratevosian Jirair J Ryan Owen O Sippel Serra S Spire Bruno B Soucat Agnes A Starrs Ann A Strathdee Steffanie A SA Thomson Nicholas N Vella Stefano S Schechter Mauro M Vickerman Peter P Weir Brian B Beyrer Chris C
Lancet (London, England) 20180720 10144
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