European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 127-132 , August 2008

Current guidelines on management of HIV-infected pregnant women: Impact on mode of delivery

  • Anna Suy

      Affiliations

    • Institut Clinic de Ginecologia, Obstetrícia i Neonatologia, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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  • Sandra Hernandez

      Affiliations

    • Institut Clinic de Ginecologia, Obstetrícia i Neonatologia, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Claire Thorne

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Paediatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
    • ,
  • Montserrat Lonca

      Affiliations

    • Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Marta Lopez

      Affiliations

    • Institut Clinic de Ginecologia, Obstetrícia i Neonatologia, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Oriol Coll

      Affiliations

    • Institut Clinic de Ginecologia, Obstetrícia i Neonatologia, Hospital Clínic, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Servei de Medicina Materno-Fetal, C/Sabino de Arana 1, Hospital Clínic, 08029 Barcelona, Spain. Tel.: +34 93 227 56 00; fax: +34 93 227 56 05.

Received 4 March 2007 ,Revised 21 August 2007 ,Accepted 17 December 2007.

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PII: S0301-2115(07)00520-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2007.12.007

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 127-132 , August 2008

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