Health care and its costs for children with perinatally acquired HIV infection

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-47

  Carlin, J B ^a   Langdon, P ^b   Hurley, S F ^c   Ziegler, J B ^b   Doherty, R ^d   Chondros, P ^a   Kaldor, J M ^e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

AIDS; Children; Health care costs; HIV infection; Perinatal infection

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029921338     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1996.tb01540.x     Document Type: Article

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