Association between Hepatitis B Virus and Essential Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 296, Issue 26, 1977, Pages 1501-1504

  Levo, Y ^a   Gorevic, P D ^a   Kassab, H J ^a   Zucker Franklin, D ^a   Franklin, E C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETIOLOGY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0017640228     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197706302962605     Document Type: Article

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