Uganda offers a unique setting in which to study the effect of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) on cancer. HIV-1 is prevalent there, and cancers which are known to be HIV-associated, such as Kaposi's sarcoma and Burkitt's lymphoma, are endemic. Adults residing in Kampala, Uganda, presenting wi
Pancreatic pseudocysts in children: 4 Cases from Uganda
β Scribed by J. Wilson Carswell; J. Cotter; S. P. Master
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 62
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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