Gender differences in clinical presentation and outcomes of epidemic Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda.
The incidence of Kaposi sarcoma (KS) has increased dramatically among women in sub-Saharan Africa since the onset of the HIV pandemic, but data on KS disease in women are limited. To identify gender-related differences in KS presentation and outcomes, we evaluated the clinical manifestations and res...
Main Authors: | Warren Phipps, Fred Ssewankambo, Huong Nguyen, Misty Saracino, Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, Jackson Orem, Andrew Kambugu, Corey Casper |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-11-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2980479?pdf=render |
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