Detection of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in Italian children: Evidence for horizontal transmission

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 702-704

  Whitby, D ^a,f   Luppi, M ^b   Sabin, C ^d   Barozzi, P ^b   Di Biase, A R ^c   Balli, F ^c   Cucci, F ^e   Weiss, R A ^a,g   Boshoff, C ^a,g   Torelli, G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e Blood Transfusion Center   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INFANT; ITALY; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033954161     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0983     Document Type: Article

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