Carcinoma of the conjunctiva and HIV infection in Uganda and Malawi

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Waddell, K M ^a   Lewallen, S ^b,g   Lucas, S B ^c,h   Atenyi Agaba, C ^d   Herrington, C S ^e,i   Liomba, G ^f  

^a Uganda Eye Project   (Uganda)

^b International Eye Foundation   (Malawi)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^h ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; CONJUNCTIVA TUMOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; TUMOR BIOPSY; UGANDA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0029931533     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.6.503     Document Type: Article

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