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Can antiviral agents decrease the occurrence of Kaposi's sarcoma? Clinical Epidemiology Group from Centres d'Information et de Soins de l'Immunodéficience Humaine.

D Costagliola·M Mary-Krause
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D Costagliola, M Mary-Krause. 1995-08-26. Can antiviral agents decrease the occurrence of Kaposi's sarcoma? Clinical Epidemiology Group from Centres d'Information et de Soins de l'Immunodéficience Humaine.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(95)91417-x

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