Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Associated with Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I in an East African Naturalised in Sweden

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Journal Br Med J (Clin Res Ed)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1987 Nov 28

PMID 2891399

Citations 2

Authors

B Ryberg

J Blomberg

P J Klasse

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