Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Vietnam: An assessment of progress and future directions

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 225-232

  Le, Chinh T ^a,c   Vu, Thanh Tung ^b   Luu, Minh Chau ^b   Do, Thi Nhan ^b   Dinh, Thu Ha ^a   Kamb, Mary L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

^c Benton County Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Perinatal HIV testing and prophylaxis; Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL PERIOD; VIET NAM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; VIETNAM;

EID: 48549100604     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmm112     Document Type: Article

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