Editorial comment: Diagnostic challenges of distal sensory polyneuropathy in HIV-infected persons

AIDS Reader

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 349-

  Gondim, Francisco De Assis A ^a   Thomas, Florian P ^b,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Department of Neurology Molecular Virology and Molecular Microbiology and Immunology ^*

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NEUROPATHY; NOTE; POLYNEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBJECTIVE PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY SCREEN;

HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEUROLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 22144434894     PISSN: 10530894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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