Avascular Necrosis of Bone in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: Report of 6 Cases and Review of the Literature
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- 15 April 2001
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 32 (8), 1221-1226
- https://doi.org/10.1086/319745
Abstract
In 1998 and 1999, we diagnosed avascular necrosis of bone in 6 patients in our human immunodeficiency virus clinic practice, an incidence of 0.45%, wKeywords
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