Vasectomy and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in semen

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 820-826

  Krieger, John N ^a   Nirapathpongporn, Apichart ^a   Chaiyaporn, Montchai ^a   Peterson, Gregory ^a   Nikolaeva, Irena ^a   Akridge, Robert ^a   Ross, Susan O ^a   Coombs, Robert W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HIV; Polymerase chain reaction; Semen; Transmission; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VASECTOMY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031905973     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)63742-X     Document Type: Article

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