Does HIV Infection Independently Increase the Incidence of Lung Cancer?
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- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (3) , 490-491
- https://doi.org/10.1086/427028
Abstract
SIR—A number of studies have shown that persons with HIV infection are at higher risk for lung cancer than is the general population [1–6]. Most studies have usKeywords
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