Kaposi's sarcoma in women with AIDS

AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1221-1225

  Cooley, Timothy P ^a,d   Hirschhorn, Lisa R ^a,b   O'Keane, J Connor ^a,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Dimock Community Health Center   (United States)

^c MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^d BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Kaposi's sarcoma; Women

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHEDEMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029842276     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199609000-00007     Document Type: Article

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