Adolescents with factitious HIV disease

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-106

  Caprio, Julia Joseph Di ^a   Remafedi, Gary J ^b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Factitious Disorder; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MALINGERING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 0030753619     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00040-2     Document Type: Note

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