Impact of infant feeding practices on the risk of mother to child transmission of HIV-1 in Zimbabwe

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 313-317

  Olayinka, B A ^a,d   Oni, A O ^b   Mbajiorgu, F E ^c  

^a UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

^b United Bulawayo Hospital   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Feeding; HIV 1; Infant; Mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD, FORMULATED; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0033866237     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2000.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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