Cognitive performance and the thymus among HIV-infected subjects receiving HAART

Biologics: Targets and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 321-327

  Miguez Burbano, Maria J ^a   Lewis, John E ^b   Moreno, Jose ^b   Fishman, Joel ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; CNS; Immune; Thymus

Indexed keywords

EID: 65449142372     PISSN: 11775475     EISSN: 11775491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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