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Original Article

Human herpesvirus 6 polymerase chain reaction findings in human immunodeficiency virus associated neurological disease and multiple sclerosis

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Pages 253-258 | Received 24 Jan 1995, Accepted 15 May 1995, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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