Assessment of hepatitis C viremia using molecular amplification technologies: Correlations and clinical implications

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 321-329

  Gretch, David R ^a,b   Dela Rosa, Corazon ^a,c   Carithers Jr , Robert L ^a   Willson, Richard A ^a,d   Williams, Barbara ^a,b   Corey, Lawrence ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Pacific Medical Centers   (United States)

^c Hepatitis Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS C; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0029135060     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-123-5-199509010-00001     Document Type: Article

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