HIV transmission transcends three generations: Can we prevent secondary transmission in India?

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 418-420

  Venkatesh, Kartik K ^a   Prasad, Lakshmi ^b   Mayer, Kenneth H ^a   Kumarasamy, N ^b,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^c The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; India; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; PARENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE;

EID: 47949109272     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007293     Document Type: Article

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