On the origin of South America HIV-1 C epidemic

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 543-544

  Brigido, Luis Fernando De Macedo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THREONINE;

EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUC 1C; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1C INFECTION; LETTER; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 62349085241     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328323da76     Document Type: Letter

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