Seropositivity rate for HIV infection in hospitalized children on selective screening

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 267-271

  Agrawal, Mukesh ^b   Koppikar, G V ^a   Ghildiyal, Radha ^b   Chavarkar, Mrinalini ^b   Joshi, Surekha M ^b   Lahiri, Keya R ^b  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Haji Ali Govt Colony ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035289796     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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