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Parallels between AIDS, leprosy and syphilis [see comments]

Hawaii Med J. 1992 Nov;51(11):300, 302, 304. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93388220
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Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*HISTORY Comparative Study History of Medicine, Ancient History of Medicine, Medieval History of Medicine, 15th Cent. History of Medicine, 16th Cent. History of Medicine, 17th Cent. History of Medicine, 18th Cent. History of Medicine, 19th Cent. History of Medicine, 20th Cent. Human Leprosy/*HISTORY Sociology Syphilis/*HISTORY HISTORICAL ARTICLE JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDhistorycomparativestudyhistoryofmedicine,ancienthistoryofmedicine,medievalhistoryofmedicine,15thcentKWDhistoryofmedicine,16thcentKWDhistoryofmedicine,17thcentKWDhistoryofmedicine,18thcentKWDhistoryofmedicine,19thcentKWDhistoryofmedicine,20thcentKWDhumanleprosy/KWDhistorysociologysyphilis/KWDhistoryhistoricalarticlejournalarticle
Comment in: Hawaii Med J 1992 Nov;51(11):298
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