Association between low birth weight and infant mortality in children born to human immunodeficiency virus 1-infected mothers in Tanzania

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 530-535

  Wei, Ruilan ^a   Msamanga, Gernard I ^b   Spiegelman, Donna ^a   Hertzmark, Ellen ^a   Baylin, Ana ^a   Manji, Karim ^b   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Muhimbili Univ Coll of Hlth Sci   (India)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus transmission; Infant mortality; Low birth weight; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TANZANIA;

EID: 3042640717     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000129691.42964.eb     Document Type: Article

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