A new approach to maternal mortality: The role of HIV in pregnancy

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 271-274

  Gorman, Sara E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; Integrated approach to maternal health; Maternal mortality; Millennium development goals

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

AFRICA; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL WELFARE; NOTE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84878508533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S46872     Document Type: Note

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