The right of children in developing countries to be born and live HIV-free

Health and Human Rights

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 149-152

  Binagwaho, Agnès ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS ^*  (Rwanda)

^c Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV AIDS

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG PRESCRIBING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN RIGHTS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AFRICA;

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL;

EID: 57049137778     PISSN: 10790969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20460096     Document Type: Article

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