Serologic Survey for HTLV-I in Kanagawa Prefecture

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 7-8

  Goto, Kaori ^a   Sato, Keijl ^b   Kurita, Masayuki ^c   Masuhara, Nami ^a   Iijima, Yasuhito ^a   Saeki, Kozo ^c   Ohno, Shigeaki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Division of Obstetrics

^c Odawara Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cut; HTLV I; Kanagawa prefecture; Serology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0031083645     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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