Women living with HIV and AIDS: Right to prevention, treatment, and health care

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-140

  Titus, Mokete Joseph ^a   Moodley, Jack ^b  

^a GREY'S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Prevention; Right to health; Treatment; Women

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEGAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS; TRAVEL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 67650330345     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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