## Abstract We aimed to identify risk factors for Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) among HIV‐positive patients and behaviors associated with human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV‐8) infection, as well as to assess KS incidence and mortality rates longitudinally. To fulfill the first objective, a European case‐control stud
Risk factors for AIDS associated kaposi’s sarcoma
✍ Scribed by Jordi Casabona; Gemma GambÚs; Marti Vall; Anna RodÉs
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 317 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1219-4956
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