Mother to child transmission of HIV in China

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7503, 2005, Pages 1282-1283

  Chen, Katherine T ^a,b   Qian, Han Zhu ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHINA; DRUG ABUSE; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 20444457861     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1282     Document Type: Editorial

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