Longitudinal anthropometric assessment of infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers, Belo Horizonte, Southeastern Brazil Evaluación antropométrica longitudinal de lactantes nacidos de madres infectadas por VIH-1 Avaliação antropométrica longitudinal de lactentes nascidos de mães infectadas pelo HIV-1

Longitudinal anthropometric assessment of infants born to HIV-1-infected mothers, Belo Horizonte, Southeastern Brazil Evaluación antropométrica longitudinal de lactantes nacidos de madres infectadas por VIH-1 Avaliação antropométrica longitudinal de lactentes nascidos de mães infectadas pelo HIV-1

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the growth parameters in infants who were born to HIV-1-infected mothers. METHODS: The study was a longitudinal evaluation of the z-scores for the weight-for-age (WAZ), weight-for-length (WLZ) and length-for-age (LAZ) data collected from a cohort. A total of 97 non-infected an...

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Main Authors: Maria Arlene Fausto, Mariângela Carneiro, Carlos Maurício F Antunes, Enrico Antonio Colosimo, Jorge Andrade Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-08-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Lactante
Pesos y Medidas Corporales
Crecimiento y Desarrollo
Infecciones por VIH
Transmisión Vertical de Enfermedad Infecciosa
Estudios de Cohortes
Lactente
Pesos e Medidas Corporais
Crescimento e Desenvolvimento
Infecções por HIV
Transmissão Vertical de Doença Infecciosa
Estudos de Coortes
Infant
Body Weights and Measures
Growth and Development
HIV Infections
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Cohort Studies
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