Eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa;Cómo eliminar la transmisión del VIH de la madre al niño en Sudáfrica

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-74

  Barron, Peter ^a   Pillay, Yogan ^b   Doherty, Tanya ^c   Sherman, Gayle ^d   Jackson, Debra ^e   Bhardwaj, Sanjana ^f   Robinson, Precious ^b   Goga, Ameena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^f UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

DISEASE CONTROL; GUIDELINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MORBIDITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SOUTH AFRICA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84871900377     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.106807     Document Type: Article

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