Evaluation of t cell subsets by an immunocytochemical method compared to flow cytometry in four countries

Scandinavian Journal of Immunology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 637-644

  Lisse, I M ^a   Bottiger B ^b   Christensen, L B ^a   Knudsen, K ^c   Aaby, P ^c   Gottschau, A ^b   Urassa, W ^d   Mhalu, F ^d   Biberfeld, G ^e   Brattegaard, K ^f   Diallo, K ^f   N'Gom, P T ^g   Whittle, H ^g  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^e SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^f Project RETRO CI   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^g MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTE D'IVOIRE; DENMARK; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAMBIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TANZANIA;

EID: 8244250752     PISSN: 03009475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.1997.d01-440.x     Document Type: Article

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