Knowledge of their children's HIV status in HIV-positive mothers attending a genitourinary medicine clinic in the UK

HIV Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-259

  Eisenhut, M ^a   Sharma, V ^a   Kawsar, M ^a   Balachandran, T ^a  

^a BEDFORD HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Immigrant children; Knowledge of HIV status; Screening; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; AGE; ARTICLE; BURUNDI; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; JAMAICA; KENYA; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MOTHER; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARIBBEAN REGION; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 41549147355     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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