TITLE

AIDS Vaccine A 20-Year Effort

AUTHOR(S)
Gard, Carolyn
PUB. DATE
December 2001
SOURCE
Current Health 2;Dec2001, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p18
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Reports the effort of researchers for finding AIDS vaccine in the United States. Definition of AIDS; Description of HIV; Destruction of T cells in the body by HIV.
ACCESSION #
5656396

Tags: AIDS vaccines -- Research;  AIDS (Disease) -- Prevention

 

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