HIV-2 prevalence in Uttar Pradesh

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 103, Issue MAR., 1996, Pages 131-133

  Kulshreshtha, R ^a   Mathur, Asha ^a   Chattopadhya, D ^b   Chaturvedi, U C ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

HIV 2 infection IIIV 2; WB assay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HIV INFECTIONS; INDIA; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; LABORATORY PROCEDURES; MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SOUTHERN ASIA; VIRAL DISEASES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HIV-1; HUMANS; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029873041     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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