Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among intravenous drug users

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 691-695

  Silini, Enrico ^a   Bono, Fulvia ^a   Cividini, Agostino ^a   Cerino, Antonella ^a   Maccabruni, Anna ^a   Tinelli, Carmine ^a   Bruno, Savino ^b   Bellobuono, Antonio ^c   Mondelli, Mario U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug users; Epidemiology; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029019975     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-8278(95)80225-8     Document Type: Article

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