Orofacial manifestations and seroprevalence of HIV infection in Namibian dental patients

Oral Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Itula, P F B ^a   Mackenzie, S B P ^b   Lewis, K ^c   Mortimer, P P ^c  

^a CHARLES CLIFFORD DENTAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dried blood spot; GACPAT; Namibia; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GINGIVITIS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LEUKOPLAKIA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NAMIBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0030915706     PISSN: 1354523X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.1997.tb00374.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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