Implementing short-course zidovudine to reduce mother-infant HIV transmission in a large pilot program in Thailand

AIDS

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1617-1623

  Kanshana, Siripon ^a   Thewanda, Danai ^b   Teeraratkul, Achara ^c   Limpakarnjanarat, Khanchit ^c   Amornwichet, Pornsinee ^a   Kullerk, Nareeluck ^a   Akksilp, Somsak ^b   Sereesittipitak, Vilai ^a   Mastro, Timothy D ^c,d   Simonds, R J ^c,d  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b MOPH   (Thailand)

^c HIV/AIDS Collaboration   (Thailand)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Demonstration program; HIV counseling and testing; HIV prevention; Thailand; Vertical HIV transmission; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; THAILAND; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; THAILAND; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 0033816746     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200007280-00018     Document Type: Article

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