Variance of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels measured by branched DNA within and between days

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 514-517

  Deeks, Steven G ^a   Coleman, Rebecca L ^b   White, Roseann ^b   Pachl, Carol ^b   Schambelan, Morris ^b   Chernoff, David N ^b   Feinberg, Mark B ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS GENE;

EID: 0030806819     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517278     Document Type: Article

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