Estimating the net effect of HIV on child mortality in African populations affected by generalized HIV epidemics

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 219-227

  Marston, Milly ^a   Zaba, Basia ^a   Salomon, Joshua A ^b   Brahmbhatt, Heena ^c   Bagenda, Danstan ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child mortality; Maternal HIV infection; Models

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; BIOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 13244283276     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200502010-00015     Document Type: Article

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