Perinatal intervention trial in Africa: Effect of a birth canal cleansing intervention to prevent HIV transmission

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9016, 1996, Pages 1647-1650

  Biggar, Robert J ^a,h   Miotti, Paolo G ^b   Taha, Taha E ^c   Mtimavalye, Laban ^d   Broadhead, Robin ^d   Justesen, Aafke ^d   Yellin, Frances ^e   Liomba, George ^f   Miley, Wendel ^g   Waters, David ^g   Chiphangwi, John D ^d   Goedert, James J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^e Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^f Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 8944227511     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91486-5     Document Type: Article

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