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ArticleMedical immunology (London, England)2005

The continuing HIV vaccine saga: naked emperors alongside fairy godmothers.

Kendall A Smith

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Article in Medical immunology (London, England), 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Kendall A SmithThe Division of Immunology, Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY USA. kasmith@med.cornell.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The latest developments in the HIV vaccine field were aired at a Keystone Symposium recently. This Commentary summarizes some of the highlights from this meeting, and focuses on some of the developments that appeared particularly promising, as well as those that do not. Unfortunately, the "saga" continues.

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PMID15877816
PMCPMC1131919

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