Association of maternal HIV infection with increase of infant mortality in Malawi

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 291-296

  Hong, Rathavuth ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child survival; Infant mortality; Malawi; Maternal HIV infection

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTERVIEW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MATERNAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42249090049     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01238.x     Document Type: Article

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