The epidemiology of myelopathy associated with human T-lymphotropic virus 1

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 154-159

  Montgomery, R D ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

AFRICA; AMERICAS; ASIA; EUROPE; HUMAN; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; PREVALENCE; SEYCHELLES; WEST INDIES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 0027158939     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(93)90467-5     Document Type: Article

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