Management of HIV and pregnancy in England's North Thames Region 1999: A survey of practice in 21 hospitals

HIV Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-147

  Brook, M G ^a,c   Taylor, G P ^b   Dale, A ^c   Lyall, E G H ^c   Tomlinson, D ^b  

^a CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b North Thames Regional GU/HIV Audit Group   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; Caesarian section; HIV; Pregnancy; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 18044402694     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1293.2000.00023.x     Document Type: Article

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