Hepatitis E virus infection in Peru

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 719-720

  Hyams, Kenneth C ^a   Yarbough, Patrice O ^b   Gray, Stephanie ^b   Callahan, Johnny ^b   Gotuzzo, Eduardo ^b   Gutierrez, James ^b   Vasquez, Paul B ^b   Hayes, Curtis G ^b   Watts, Douglas M ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS VIRUS NON A NON B; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0029837444     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.719     Document Type: Article

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