A pilot study on CD4 & CD8 cell counts in healthy HIV seronegative pregnant women

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 117, Issue MAY, 2003, Pages 198-200

  Dayama, A ^a   Pandit, D P ^a   Mudaliar, S ^a   Bharadwaj, R ^a   Bharucha, K E ^a   Shrotri, A N ^a   Joshi, S ^a  

^a B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

CD4 : CD8; CD4 counts; Indian women; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 0142214444     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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