Geographic and birth cohort associations of kaposi's sarcoma among homosexual men in Canada

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 485-488

  Schechter, Martin T ^a   Marion, Stephen A ^a   Elmslie, Kimberly D ^b   Ricketts, Maura N ^b   Nault, Penny ^b   Archibald, Chris P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of National Health and Welfare ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Kaposi's; Sarcoma; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; CANADA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; GEOGRAPHY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026014762     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116120     Document Type: Article

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