Heterogeneity of hepatitis C virus

Bailliere's Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-255

  Smith, Donald B ^a   Pontisso, Patrizia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS VACCINE; INTERFERON;

CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; NOMENCLATURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029742039     PISSN: 09503528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-3528(96)90005-6     Document Type: Article

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