Peripheral neuropathy in individuals with HIV infection in Zimbabwe

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-222

  Parry, O ^a   Mielke, J ^b   Latif, A S ^b   Ray, S ^c   Levy, L F ^b   Siziya, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Medical School   (Zimbabwe)

^c Zimbabwe CDC AIDS Program   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Africa; AIDS; Electrophysiology; HIV; Peripheral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING NEUROPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0030772699     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1997.tb00272.x     Document Type: Article

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