Seasonal influences on immunological parameters in HIV-infected homosexual men: Searching for the immunomodulating effects of sunlight

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 205, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 379-384

  Termorshuizen, Fabian ^a   Geskus, Ronald B ^b   Roos, Marijke T ^c   Coutinho, Roel A ^b   Van Loveren, Henk ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HIV; Immunological parameters; Season; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOMODULATION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEASON; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; T LYMPHOCYTE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; ADULT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IMMUNOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUNLIGHT; VIRUS LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ADULT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0035990812     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4639-00172     Document Type: Article

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