Moving from preventing HIV/AIDS in its infancy to preventing family illness and death (PFID)

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-119

  Heymann, S Jody ^a   Clark, Shelley ^a   Brewer, Timothy F ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AIDS orphans; HIV AIDS; Mother to child transmission; Prevention; Public health

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANCY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARENT; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREVENTING FAMILY ILLNESS AND DEATH; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 39049094133     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.09.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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