Routine provision of nevirapine to women of unknown serostatus: At best a temporary solution to prevent MTCT

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 228-229

  Newell, Marie Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; NEVIRAPINE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 15244356842     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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