Absence of serologic evidence for hepatitis C virus infection in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 420-421

  Wong, S ^a   Mehta, A E ^a   Faiman, C ^a   Berard, L ^a   Ibbott, T ^a   Minuk, G Y ^a,b  

^a Hlth Sci Clinical Research Centre   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Hepatitis; Hepatitis C virus; Liver; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 0029990284     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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