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Antenatal screening for HIV in the UK: what is to be done? [editorial]

J Med Screen. 1998;5(4):170-1. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/99133408
Nicoll A

Keywords: EDITORIAL REVIEW REVIEW, TUTORIAL JOURNAL ARTICLE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY Disease Transmission, Vertical/*PREVENTION & CONTROL Female Fetal Diseases/DIAGNOSIS/PREVENTION & CONTROL Great Britain/EPIDEMIOLOGY Guidelines Human HIV Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*TRANSMISSION HIV Seroprevalence Infant, Newborn Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice *Mass Screening Negroid Race Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/*DIAGNOSIS/EPIDEMIOLOGY Prenatal DiagnosisKWDeditorialreviewreview,tutorialjournalarticleacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/epidemiologydiseasetransmission,vertical/KWDprevention&controlfemalefetaldiseases/diagnosis/prevention&controlgreatbritain/epidemiologyguidelineshumanhivinfections/KWDdiagnosis/epidemiology/KWDtransmissionhivseroprevalenceinfant,newbornknowledge,attitudes,practiceKWDmassscreeningnegroidracepregnancypregnancycomplications,infectious/KWDdiagnosis/epidemiologyprenataldiagnosis
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