HTLV-I seroprevalence in the Sultanate of Omen

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 217-218

  Knox Macaulay, Huxley ^a,c   Mcdonald, Robert ^a   Al Busaidy, Suleiman ^b   Ali, Nayyer ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Oman)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

^c SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; IMMUNOBLOTTING; OMAN; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 0030738871     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709019030     Document Type: Article

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