Hepatitis C virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells: Comparing acute and chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 977-981

  Chang, Ting Tsung ^a   Young, Kung Chia ^b   Yang, Yu Jen ^a   Lei, Huan Yao ^b   Wu, Hua Lin ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0029997355     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.1996.v23.pm0008621178     Document Type: Article

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