Overview of the potential role of vitamin A in mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 421, 1997, Pages 107-112

  Semba, R D ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Ocular Immunology Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BREAST MILK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFANT MORTALITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TITRATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VITAMIN A; VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0030741182     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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