Spondyloarthropathy and human immunodeficiency virus infection in Zambia

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1553-1559

  Njobvu, Panganani ^c   McGill, Paul ^b   Kerr, Hilary ^b   Jellis, John ^c   Pobee, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Stobhill NHS Trust ^*

Author keywords

Africa; HIV; HLA B27; Reactive arthritis; Spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS, PSORIATIC; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL DISEASES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0031928794     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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