Influence of hiv infection on presentation of Kaposi's sarcoma

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-45

  Ahmed, Adamu ^a   Isa, Mohamed S ^b   Garba, Habib A ^b   Kalayi, G D ^b   Muhammad, I ^b   Egler, L J ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Régional de Hombo Mutsamudu Anjouan   (Comoros)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0035123001     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550103100119     Document Type: Article

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