Hepatitis C virus in elderly patients with chronic liver diseases

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL.1, 1996, Pages 317-320

  Russello, M ^a   Benigno, R ^a   Zammataro, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic active hepatitis; Chronic persistent hepatitis; Elderly patients; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Liver cirrhosis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029841893     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-4943(96)86955-X     Document Type: Article

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