Further evidence that exclusive breast-feeding reduces mother-to-child HIV transmission compared with mixed feeding

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 0359-0361

  Fowler, Mary Glenn ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

BREAST DISEASE; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; MALNUTRITION; MASTITIS; MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION; RISK; SHORT SURVEY; SURVIVAL; VIRUS LOAD; ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; FEMALE; INFANT; PATIENT EDUCATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 41549125453     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050063     Document Type: Short Survey

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