Thymic size on chest radiograph and rapid disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus 1-infected children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1112-1118

  Meyers, A ^a   Shah, A ^a   Cleveland, R H ^a   Cranley, W R ^a   Wood, B ^a   Sunkle, S ^a   Husak, S ^a   Cooper, E R ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Children; Human immunodeficiency virus; Thymus; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INVOLUTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ONTOGENY; ORGAN SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYMUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 0035665844     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200112000-00004     Document Type: Article

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