Clinical Characteristics of Patients in Peru with Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1–Associated Tropical Spastic Paraparesis
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- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (7) , 939-944
- https://doi.org/10.1086/423957
Abstract
Background. Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP). Peru is an area of endemicity forKeywords
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