Exposure to HIV and Effects on Language in Children
Researchers from the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study found that those children exposed to HIV in-utero are at risk for language delay. As a result, researchers found that even though they don't show language delays, HIV-exposed infants benefit from regular language screening.
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Rice ML, Buchanan AL, Siberry GK, Malee KM, Zeldow B, Frederick T, Purswani MU, Hoffman HJ, Sirois PA, Smith R, Torre P 3rd, Allison SM, Williams PL; for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. Language impairment in children perinatally infected with HIV compared with children exposed and without infection. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Feb;33(2):112-23.
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Citation:
Rice ML, Buchanan AL, Siberry GK, Malee KM, Zeldow B, Frederick T, Purswani MU, Hoffman HJ, Sirois PA, Smith R, Torre P 3rd, Allison SM, Williams PL; for the Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. Language impairment in children perinatally infected with HIV compared with children exposed and without infection. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Feb;33(2):112-23.
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