Infant feeding counseling: A neglected strategy for the reduction of mother-to-child transmission

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2543-2544

  Young, Sera L ^a   Chantry, Caroline J ^a   Vosti, Stephen A ^b   Rennie, Waverly A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University Research Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

CHILD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 72949087110     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833202d0     Document Type: Letter

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