Endemic infection with human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type IIB in Argentinean and Paraguayan Indians: Epidemiology and molecular characterization

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 944-953

  Ferrer, Jorge F ^a   Esteban, Eduardo ^b   Dube, Syamalima ^b   Basombrio, Miquel A ^b   Segovia, Amalia ^b   Peralta Ramos, Monica ^b   Dube, Dipak K ^b   Sayre, Keith ^b   Aguayo, Nicolas ^b   Hengst, James ^b   Poiesz, Bernard J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARAGUAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 19244364343     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/174.5.944     Document Type: Article

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