HIV and infant feeding - One step forward, two steps back

Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine

Volumn , Issue 42, 2011, Pages 6-10

  Saloojee, H ^a   Gray, G ^a   McIntyre, J A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTSWANA; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT FEEDING; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALAWI; MORTALITY; NOTE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SURVIVAL RATE; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84856152769     PISSN: 16089693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajhivmed.v12i4.164     Document Type: Note

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