Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in Jamaica: 1986-1995

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages

  Hanchard, Barrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Adult T cell lymphoma leukemia (ATL); Clinical subtypes; Clinicopathologic features; Geographic comparisons; Survival rates

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST MILK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; INCIDENCE; JAMAICA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

HTLV; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1;

EID: 0029783563     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199600001-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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