Antibodies to adult T-cell leukemia virus (ATLV/HTLV-I) in AIDS patients and people at risk of AIDS in Germany
โ Scribed by G. Hunsmann; J. Schneider; H. Bayer; H. Berthold; K. Schimpf; H. Kabisch; K. Ritter; U. Bienzle; H. Schmitz; P. Kern; M. Dietrich
- Book ID
- 105470644
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 714 KB
- Volume
- 173
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8584
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