Late-stage diagnosis of HIV infection in Brazilian children: evidence from two national cohort studies

This study analyzed data from two consecutive retrospective cohort samples (1983 to 1998 and 1999 to 2002) of Brazilian children with AIDS (N = 1,758) through mother-to-child-transmission. Late-stage diagnosis (CDC category C) was investigated in relation to the following variables: year of birth, y...

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Main Authors: Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr., Luiza Harunari Matida, Carlos Henrique Alencar, Norman Hearst, Jorg Heukelbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2013-07-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
VIH
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2013001100004&lng=en&tlng=en