Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in resource-limited countries

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 697, Issue , 2011, Pages 41-57

  Wilfert, Catherine M ^a   Sripipatana, Tabitha ^b   Spensley, Allison ^b   Kieffer, Mary Pat ^b   Bitarakwate, Edward ^b  

^a ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ZIDOVUDINE;

ARTICLE; BOTSWANA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME FOUNDATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABOR; LABORATORY TEST; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; THAILAND; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

ADULT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79952278009     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7185-2_4     Document Type: Article

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