Genetic characterization of HIV-1 strains in the Baltic countries and Russia

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 537-541

  Liitsola, Kirsi ^a   Laukkanen, Tiina ^a   Denisova, Alla ^b   Grishkevichius, Algirdas ^c   Smolskaja, Tatjana ^d   Ustina, Valentina ^e   Vlasov, Nikolai ^e   Leinikki, Pauli ^a   Salminen, Mika O ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Lab of Immunogen and Immunology   (Latvia)

^c AIDS Preventive Center of Lithuania   (Lithuania)

^d ST PETERSBURG PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^e Institute of Preventive Medicine   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALTIC STATES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTONIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0030484930     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037956     Document Type: Article

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