Vitamin A serostatus and heterosexual transmission of HIV: Case-control study in Tanzania and review of the evidence

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-85

  Villamor, Eduardo ^a   Kapiga, Saidi H ^a   Fawzi, Wafaie W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterosexual transmission; HIV; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; RETINOL;

HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LACTATION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; TANZANIA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; TANZANIA; VITAMIN A;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 33748523065     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.76.2.81     Document Type: Review

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