Commentary: Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 834-835

  Dhansay, Muhammad Ali ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINOL DEFICIENCY; RISK REDUCTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33749586511     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl138     Document Type: Note

References (2)

1. Humphrey JH, Iliff PJ, Marinda ET et al. Effects of a single large dose of vitamin A, given during the postpartum period to HIV-positive women and their infants, on child HIV-infection, infection-free survival, and mortality. J Infect Dis 2006;193:860-71.
2. Fawzi WW. The benefits and concerns related to vitamin A supplementation. J Infect Dis 2006;193:756-59.