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Cellular immunology in HIV-1 positive African American women using alcohol and cocaine.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 Sept 2006
Chiappelli Francesco, Shapshak Paul, Younai Fariba, McCoy Clyde, Page Bryan, Prolo Paolo
Abstract excerpt
Co-use of illicit drugs, in particular cocaine and alcohol, is common among HIV-1(+) men and women of different ethnic groups. We compared cohorts of alcohol and cocaine co-users HIV-1(+) African American women and in cohorts of drug-free, or methamphetamine users HIV-1(+) men. We monitored clinical cellular immune parameters at repeated regular intervals. We found that significant inverse correlations between...
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