Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Thailand: Physicians' attitudes on zidovudine use, pregnancy termination, and willingness to provide care

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-222

  Stringer, Jeffrey S A ^a,e   Stringer, Elizabeth McPhillips ^a   Phanuphak, Praphan ^b,c   Jetwana, Paradorn ^b   Reinprayoon, Damrong ^b   Funkhouser, Ellen M ^a   Vermund, Sten H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Perinatal transmission; Pregnancy Obstetrics; Survey; Zidovudine Abortion

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG USE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0033166526     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199907010-00006     Document Type: Article

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