Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Haiti

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-30

  Deschamps, Marie Marcelle ^a   Noel, Francine ^a   Bonhomme, Jerry ^a   Dévieux, Jessy G ^b   Saint Jean, Gilbert ^c   Zhu, Yuwei ^d   Wright, Peter ^d   Pape, Jean W ^a   Malow, Robert M ^b  

^a Department of Adolescent Medicine   (Haïti)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti HIV agents; Disease transmission; Haiti; HIV infections; Prenatal care; Vertical

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT MORTALITY; PARENTAL CARE; TESTING METHOD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 63849226077     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009000100004     Document Type: Article

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