The impact of breastfeeding on the health of HIV-positive mothers and their children in sub-Saharan Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 546-554

  Taha, Taha E ^a   Kumwenda, Newton I ^a   Hoover, Donald R ^b   Kafulafula, George ^c   Fiscus, Susan A ^d   Nkhoma, Chiwawa ^e   Chen, Shu ^a   Broadhead, Robin L ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33746864825     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.027664     Document Type: Article

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