Gender Differences in Perinatal HIV Acquisition Among African Infants
Open Access
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 115 (2), e167-e172
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2004-1590
Abstract
Objective. We investigated gender-specific risks of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) at birth and at 6 to 8 weeks among infants born to HIV-infected African women.Keywords
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