Infect Chemother.  2017 Sep;49(3):241-242. 10.3947/ic.2017.49.3.241.

Regional Experience of Abacavir: Valuable but Still has Unanswered Question

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  • 1Division of Infectious Diseases, Seoul Metropolitan Government - Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. roundbirch@gmail.com

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Dideoxynucleosides
Anti-HIV Agents
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Dideoxynucleosides
Anti-HIV Agents

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