Role of brain biopsy in the management of focal brain lesions in HIV-infected patients. Gruppo Italiano Cooperativo AIDS & Tumori.

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Published in Neurology on February 22, 2000

Authors

A Antinori1, A Ammassari, R Luzzati, A Castagna, R Maserati, G Rizzardini, A Ridolfo, M Fasan, E Vaccher, G Landonio, M Scerrati, A Rocca, G Butti, A Nicolato, A Lazzarin, U Tirelli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infectious Diseases, IRCCS L. Spallanzani, Rome, Italy.

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