Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of HIV type 1 strains from Southern Ghana

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 815-819

  Brandful, J A M ^a   Ampofo, W K ^a,b   Janssens, W ^c   Adu Sarkodie, Y ^d   Apeagyei, F ^e   Anyomi, F ^f   Aidoo, S ^a   Yamamoto, N ^b   Ishikawa, K ^c,g   Sata, T ^g   Kurata, T ^g  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^e 37 Military Hospital ^*  (Ghana)

^f St Anthony's Catholic Hospital   (Ghana)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 17744409668     PISSN: 08892229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/aid.1998.14.815     Document Type: Article

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