Progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is influenced by CD4 T-lymphocyte count and time since seroconversion

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 629-635

  Begtrup, Kamilla ^a   Melbye, Mads ^a   Biggar, Robert J ^b   Goedert, James J ^b   Knudsen, Kim ^a   Andersen, Per Kragh ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; CD4 lymphocyte count; cohort studies; HIV; homosexuality; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; HELPER CELL; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROCONVERSION; SURVIVAL RATE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

EID: 0030983073     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009160     Document Type: Article

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