Changing patterns of kaposi's sarcoma in danish acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients with complete follow-up

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 652-658

  Lundgren, Jens D ^a   Melbye, Mads ^b   Pedersen, Court ^c   Rosenberg, Philip S ^d   Gerstoft, Jan ^e  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Cell count; HIV; Immunosuppression; Sarcoma, Kaposi's; T lymphocytes.

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROVIRUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV-1; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028931634     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117481     Document Type: Article

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