Does HIV disease progression influence epidermal Langerhans cell density?

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1087-1092

  Nandwani, R ^a,b   Gazzard, B G ^a   Barton, S E ^a   Hawkins, D A ^a   Zemelman, V ^a   Staughton, R C D ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD1 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LANGERHANS CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029943270     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1996.tb07948.x     Document Type: Article

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