Tracing prehistoric migrations by the viruses they carry: Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses as markers of ethnic relationships

Human Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 467-482

  Black, Francis L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

HTLV; HTLV II; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2;

EID: 0031215094     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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