Cervical shedding of herpes simplex virus and cytomegalovirus throughout the menstrual cycle in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1
β Scribed by Sara B. Mostad; Joan K. Kreiss; Alexander Ryncarz; Bhavna Chohane; Kishorchandra Mandaliya; Jeckoniah Ndinya-Achola; Job J. Bwayo; Lawrence Corey
- Book ID
- 114486842
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 134 KB
- Volume
- 183
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6868
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