A longitudinal qualitative study of infant-feeding decision making and practices among HIV-positive women in South Africa

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 136, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2421-2426

  Doherty, Tanya ^a,b,d   Chopra, Mickey ^b,c,d   Nkonki, Lungiswa ^a,b   Jackson, Debra ^c   Persson, Lars Ake ^d  

^a Health Systems Trust   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33748310748     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/136.9.2421     Document Type: Article

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