HTLV-1 infection in a population-based c
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Mads Melbye; Anne-Grethe Poulsen; Dana Gallo; Jakob B. Pedersen; Robert J. Bigga
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Article
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1998
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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In 1989, a population-based cohort of persons aged H50 years was established in an urban area of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Overall, 346 persons were interviewed in detail about risk behaviors and had capillary blood drawn. Among women, 12.4% were HTLV-1 seropositive, compared with 4.6% in men. No