Mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus in Italy: Temporal trends and determinants of infection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 242-246

  Ricci, E ^a   Parazzini, F ^a   Di Cintio, E ^a   Chatenoud, L ^a   Selvaggi, L ^b   Greco, P ^b   Vimercati, A ^b   Bovicelli, L ^c   Guerra, B ^c   Bianchi, S ^c   Bianchi, U ^d   Prati, E ^d   Lomini, M ^d   Massi, G ^e   Innocenti, T A ^e   Semprini, A E ^f   Ravizza, M ^f   Castagna, C ^f   Della Torre, M ^f   Pardi, G ^f   Conti, M ^g   Muggiasca, M L ^g   Ghetti, E ^g   Vignali, M ^h   Bucceri, A ^h   Montemango, U ⁱ   Martinelli, P ⁱ   Di Lenardo, L ^j   Russolo, A ^j   Zara, C ^k   Spinillo, A ^k   Pachi A ^l   Scaravelli, G ^l   Mancuso, S ^m   De Santis, M ^m   Villa, P ^m   Benedetto, C ⁿ   Tibaldi, C ⁿ   Ziarati, N ⁿ   more..

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^e Dipartimento di Endocrinologia   (Italy)

^f SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

ⁱ Istituto OG   (Italy)

^j Istituto OG   (Italy)

^k FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^l POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^m CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; HIV infection; Risk factors; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032904456     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.1.242     Document Type: Article

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