Human herpesvirus 8 infection occurs following adolescence in the United States

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 771-774

  Blauvelt, Andrew ^a   Sei, Shizuko ^b   Cook, Pamela M ^b   Schulz, Thomas F ^b   Jeang, Kuan Teh ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030807608     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517298     Document Type: Article

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