It is estimated that between 5.5 and 6.1 million people are infected with HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in South Africa, with subtype C responsible for the majority of these infections. The Khayelitsha suburb of Cape Town has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in South Africa. O
One year surveillance of HIV-1 infection in Johannesburg, South Africa
β Scribed by Desmond J. Martin; Barry D. Schoub; Gopalan N. Padayachee; Alan N. Smith; Susan F. Lyons; Gillian M. McGillivray; Shan Naidoo; Hilliard S. Hurwitz
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 324 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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