Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy : pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management

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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy : pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management. / Dhasmana, Devesh J; Dheda, Keertan; Ravn, Pernille; Wilkinson, Robert J; Meintjes, Graeme.

I: Drugs, Bind 68, Nr. 2, 2008, s. 191-208.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Dhasmana, DJ, Dheda, K, Ravn, P, Wilkinson, RJ & Meintjes, G 2008, 'Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy : pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management', Drugs, bind 68, nr. 2, s. 191-208.

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Dhasmana, D. J., Dheda, K., Ravn, P., Wilkinson, R. J., & Meintjes, G. (2008). Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy : pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management. Drugs, 68(2), 191-208.

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Dhasmana DJ, Dheda K, Ravn P, Wilkinson RJ, Meintjes G. Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy : pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management. Drugs. 2008;68(2):191-208.

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Dhasmana, Devesh J ; Dheda, Keertan ; Ravn, Pernille ; Wilkinson, Robert J ; Meintjes, Graeme. / Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy : pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and management. I: Drugs. 2008 ; Bind 68, Nr. 2. s. 191-208.

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