The risk of tropical spastic paraparesis differs according to ethnic group among htlv-i carriers in inongo, zaire

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1993, Pages 840-844

  Jeannel, D ^a   Garin, B ^b   Kazadi, K ^c   Singa, L ^b   De The G ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale   (Congo)

^c Clinique neurologique et psychiatrique Cliniques universitaires Mont Amba ^*  (Congo)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ethnic groups; HTLV I; Prevalence; Tropical spastic paraparesis; Zaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; VIRUS CARRIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HTLV-I ANTIBODIES; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAPARESIS, TROPICAL SPASTIC; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027166670     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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