Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus infection in Central Americans treated in Harris County, Texas hospital district facilities

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 678-682

  Serrano, Monica T ^a,b   Smith, Nathaniel H ^a,c   Shandera, Wayne X ^a  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 0031458864     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.678     Document Type: Article

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