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Thromb Haemost 1986; 55(01): 129-130
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1661462
Original Article
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Conjugal Transmission of HTLV-III and Lymphadenopathy in Christmas Disease

W Abe Andes
The Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and the Division of Host Factors, Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Dale N Lawrence
The Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and the Division of Host Factors, Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
,
Janine Jason
The Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana and the Division of Host Factors, Center for Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Received 05 August 1985

Accepted 03 December 1985

Publication Date:
19 July 2018 (online)

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Key words

AIDS - HTLV-III/LAV - Lymphadenopathy - Coagulation factor - Hemophilia
 

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