Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Human T Cell Leukemia Virus Type 2 in a Group of Intravenous Drug Users Coinfected with HIV Type 1 in Portugal
✍ Scribed by Silva, Ana Filipa; Almeida, Catarina; Martins, Helena Cortes; Coutinho, Rodrigo; Leitão, Emília; Silva, Rui; Paixão, Maria Teresa; Pádua, Elizabeth
- Book ID
- 125469188
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 125 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-2229
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