Investigating iatrogenic HIV transmission in Ugandan children [4]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-254

  Brewer, Devon D ^a   Gisselquist, David ^b   Brody, Stuart ^a   Potterat, John J ^b  

^a Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

^b University of Paisley ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE;

BREAST FEEDING; GENETICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; UGANDA; VACCINATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CHILD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; UGANDA;

EID: 34249893661     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31805d8af9     Document Type: Letter

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