Western blot profile in HIV infection

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 357-360

  Sudha, T ^a   Lakshmi, V ^a   Teja, V D ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

CD4 cell counts; Western blot profile; WHO staging

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAGING; WESTERN BLOTTING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33750082352     PISSN: 03786323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.27752     Document Type: Article

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