The discovery of HTLV-1 myelitis: 21 years later

Lancet Neurology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 104-105

  Román, Gustavo C ^a   Navarro Román, Lydia I ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Alliance for Wellness Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; LETTER; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; T CELL LEUKEMIA;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MYELITIS;

EID: 33846250375     PISSN: 14744422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(07)70012-1     Document Type: Letter

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