Increasing incidence of Kaposi's sarcoma in black South Africans in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (1983-2006)

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 553-556

  Mosam, A ^a   Carrara, H ^b   Shaik, F ^a,c   Uldrick, T ^c,d   Berkman, A ^c,d   Aboobaker, J ^a   Coovadia, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^d Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Epidemiology; Incidence; Kaposi's sarcoma; KwaZulu Natal; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEGRO; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SOUTH AFRICA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349257357     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008372     Document Type: Article

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