Kaposi's sarcoma before and during a human immunodeficiency virus epidemic in Tanzanian children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 518-521

  Amir, Hassan ^a,b   Kaaya, Ephata E ^a,b   Manji, Karim P ^a,b   Kwesigabo, Gideon ^a,b   Biberfeld, Peter ^a,b,c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Endemic; Epidemic; Human immunodeficiency virus; Kaposi's sarcoma; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TANZANIA; VACCINATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEX FACTORS; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035015365     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200105000-00009     Document Type: Article

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