HIV infection and stroke: If not protein S deficiency then what explains the relationship?

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1331-

  Qureshi, Adnan I ^a  

^a Zeenat Qureshi Stroke Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EDITORIAL; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 25444494408     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.072017     Document Type: Editorial

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