HIV infection and prevention of mother-tochild transmission in childbearing women: La romana, Dominican republic, 2002-2006

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

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 315-323

  Román Poueriet, José ^a   Fernandez, Aracelis D ^b   Beck Sagué, Consuelo M ^a   Szabó, René García ^c   Mercedes, Fermin ^c   Duke, William ^d   Martinez, Anny ^c   Nicholas, Stephen ^e,f  

^a Clinica de Familia MIR   (Dominican Republic)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Pediatrics Medical School of the Centro Médico Universidad Central del Este   (Dominican Republic)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^f Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dominican Republic; Hiv infections; Infectious disease transmission, vertical

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOMENS HEALTH;

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC;

EID: 73649117858     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892009001000005     Document Type: Article

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