Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Romania: Results from an education and prevention programme

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-84

  Cocu, M ^a   Thorne, Claire ^b   Matusa R ^c   Tica, V ^d   Florea, C ^e   Asandi, S ^e   Giaquinto, C ^f  

^a Epidemiological Centre   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Municipal Hospital   (Romania)

^d Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Romania)

^e Romanian Angel Appeal   (Romania)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; INDINAVIR; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; ROMANIA; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 12944300323     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331305142     Document Type: Article

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