
Randomized Trial of Vitamin Supplements in Relation to Vertical Transmission of HIV-1 in Tanzania
Author(s) -
Wafaie W. Fawzi,
Gernard Msamanga,
David J. Hunter,
Ernest J.N. Urassa,
Boris Renjifo,
Davis Mwakagile,
Ellen Hertzmark,
Jenny Coley,
Miriam Garland,
Saidi Kapiga,
Gretchen Antelman,
Max Essex,
Donna Spiegelman
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00126334-200003010-00006
Subject(s) - multivitamin , medicine , relative risk , vitamin , randomized controlled trial , placebo , pregnancy , obstetrics , confidence interval , biology , alternative medicine , pathology , genetics
Observational studies suggest that poor nutritional status among HIV-infected pregnant women is associated with a higher risk of vertical transmission of HIV.