Randomized trial of vitamin supplements in relation to transmission of HIV-1 through breastfeeding and early child mortality

AIDS

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 1935-1944

  Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a   Msamanga, Gernard I ^b   Hunter, David ^a   Renjifo, Boris ^a   Antelman, Gretchen ^a   Bang, Heejung ^a   Manji, Karim ^b   Kapiga, Saidi ^a   Mwakagile, Davis ^b   Essex, Max ^a   Spiegelman, Donna ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Death; HIV infection; Pregnancy; Tanzania; Vertical transmission; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MULTIVITAMIN; RETINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION RISK; LACTATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; TANZANIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TANZANIA; VITAMIN A; VITAMINS;

EID: 0037183910     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200209270-00011     Document Type: Article

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