Prenatal screening and perinatal HIV transmission in Northern Alberta, 1999-2006

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Hughes, Christine A ^a   Zuk, Dalyce ^c   Foisy, Michelle ^b   Robinson, Joan ^a   Singh, Ameeta E ^a   Houston, Stan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Northern Alberta HIV Program   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBERTA; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350061306     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.133306     Document Type: Article

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