Trends of Kaposi's sarcoma at AIDS diagnosis in Europe and the United States, 1987-94

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 114-117

  Franceschi, S ^a   Dal Maso, L ^a   Lo Re, A ^a   Serraino, D ^a   La Vecchia, C ^b,c  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; Incidence; Kaposi's sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANCER INCIDENCE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030923681     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.345     Document Type: Article

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