Relationship between viral genotype and viral load in patients with chronic hepatitis C

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 884-887

  Garcia F ^a   Roldan C ^a   Hernandez Quero J ^b   Bernal, M C ^a   Martinez M A ^b   Lopez M A ^b   Piedrola G ^a   Maroto, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0029731885     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691224     Document Type: Article

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