Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among Employees in an African Hospital

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 319, Issue 17, 1988, Pages 1123-1127

  N'galy, Bosenge ^a   Ryder, Robert W ^a   Bila, Kapita ^a   Mwandagalirwa, Kashamuka ^a   Colebunders, Robert L ^a   Francis, Henry ^a   Mann, Jonathan M ^a   Quinn, Thomas C ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0023754430     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198810273191704     Document Type: Article

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