Changing patterns of Kaposi's sarcoma in Nigerians

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 168-169

  Mohammed, A Z ^a   Nwana, E J C ^b   Manasseh, A N ^c  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVA; EPIDEMIC; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LIMB; MALE; NIGERIA; OROPHARYNX; RECTUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRUNK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VULVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 23944446601     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0049475054620671     Document Type: Article

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