Contraception is the best kept secret for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Petruney, Tricia ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a   Reynolds, Heidi ^a   Wilcher, Rose ^a   Cates, Willard ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PROPHYLAXIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 44949206490     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/blt.08.051458     Document Type: Letter

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