Prevalence of antibody to human T cell lymphotropic virus types 1/2 among aboriginal groups inhabiting northern Argentina and the Amazon region of Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 623-629

  Medeot, Silvia ^a   Nates, Silvia ^a   Recalde, Alejandra ^a   Gallego, Sandra ^a   Maturano, Eduardo ^a   Giordano, Miguel ^a   Serra, Horacio ^a   Reategui, Juan ^b   Cabezas, Cesar ^b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERU; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0032902487     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.623     Document Type: Article

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