High prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotype 1a in Japanese hemophiliacs

International Hepatology Communications

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 301-304

  Suou, Takeaki ^a   Kawatani, Toshio ^a   Nishikawa, Kenichi ^a   Ueki, Juichi ^b   Sawada, Hiroaki ^c   Ooi, Shinji ^d   Yamada, Minoru ^e   Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^f   Kawasaki, Hironaka ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

^c Toyooka Public Hospital   (Japan)

^d MATSUE RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Matsue Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^f Hirose Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Genotype; Hemophilia; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029879041     PISSN: 09284346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0928-4346(96)00260-5     Document Type: Article

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