Breast-feeding, antiretroviral prophylaxis, and HIV

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 359, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-191

  Gray, Glenda E ^a   Saloojee, Haroon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

AFRICA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURVIVAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEANING;

EID: 46949085189     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0803991     Document Type: Editorial

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