Temporal trends of initial CD4 cell counts following human immunodeficiency virus seroconversion in Italy, 1985-1992

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 278-282

  Galai, Noya ^a   Lepri, Alessandro Cozzi ^b   Vlahov, David ^a   Pezzotti, Patrizio ^b   Sinicco, Alessandro ^c   Rezza, Giovanni ^b,d   Angarano, G ^e   Castelli, F ^f   Viale, P ^g   Salassa, B ^c   Ricchi, E ^h   Barbanera, M ⁱ   Ortona, L ^j   Tirelli, U ^k   Aiuti, F ^l   Canessa, A ^m   Muratori, S ⁿ   Zaccarelli, M ^o   Lazzarin, A ^p   Alliegro, B ^b   Dorrucci, M ^b   more..

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e Clinica Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Civile di Brescia   (Italy)

^g Ospedale Civile di Piacenza   (Italy)

^h Clinica Malattie Infettive   (Italy)

ⁱ Ospedale Riuniti   (Italy)

^j CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^k CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^l SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

ⁿ I Clinica Dermatologica   (Italy)

^o NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^p SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

HIV; incidence; substance abuse, intravenous

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 0342998135     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008739     Document Type: Article

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