Neuropsychological Outcome of Zidovudine (AZT) Treatment of Patients with AIDS and AIDS-Related Complex

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 319, Issue 24, 1988, Pages 1573-1578

  Schmitt, Frederick A ^a   Bigley, Joseph W ^b   McKinnis, Ray ^b   Logue, Patrick E ^c   Evans, Randall W ^d   Drucker, Joan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Burroughs Wellcome Co   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

EID: 0024208050     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198812153192404     Document Type: Article

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