Medical Hypotheses
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 389-397, November 1998

The inter-relation of maternal immune competence, HIV-1 viral load, and nutritional status in preventing vertical transmission: an alternative to chemoprophylaxis?

  • P.J. Moran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Minority International Research Training Program, University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, USA
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  • S.L. Welles

      Affiliations

    • Center for Perinatal Studies, Swedish Medical Center, Sweden
    • ,
  • M.A. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence/offprint requests to: Dr Michelle A. Williams, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Box 357236, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA (Phone: +206 543-8225; Fax +206 543-8525)
    • Department of Epidemiology, Minority International Research Training Program, University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, USA
    • Infectious Disease Unit, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • Epidemiology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

Received 9 May 1997; accepted 12 June 1997.

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PII: S0306-9877(98)90034-2

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 389-397, November 1998

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