The Women and Infants Transmission Study (WITS) of maternal-infant HIV transmission: Study design, methods, and baseline data

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-78

  Sheon, Amy R ^a   Fox, Harold E ^b   Rich, Kenneth C ^c   Stratton, Pamela ^d   Diaz, Clemente ^e   Tuomala, Ruth ^f   Mendez, Hermann ^g   Carrington, Jane ^h   Alexander, Geraldine ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029933551     PISSN: 10597115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1996.5.69     Document Type: Article

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