Voluntary pregnancy termination among women with HIV in the HAART era (2002-2008): A case series from a national study

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-53

  Floridia, Marco ^a   Tamburrini, Enrica ^b   Tibaldi, Cecilia ^c   Anzidei, Gianfranco ^d   Muggiasca, Maria Luisa ^e   Meloni, Alessandra ^f   Guerra, Brunella ^g   MacCabruni, Anna ^h   Molinari, Atim ⁱ   Spinillo, Arsenio ^h   Dalzero, Serena ^j   Ravizza, Marina ^j  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Abortion; HIV; Pregnancy; Pregnancy termination; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; VOLUNTARY PREGNANCY TERMINATION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 77949599595     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120903033268     Document Type: Article

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