The cutaneous form of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in a woman from the ivory coast. Clinical, immunovirologic studies and a review of the African adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma cases
โ Scribed by Antoine Gessain; Eric Caumes; Catherine Feyeux; Marie Francoised'Agay; Catherine Capesius; Marc Gentilini; Patrice Morel
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 972 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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