Investigation of chronic hepatitis C infection in individuals with haemophilia: Assessment of invasive and non-invasive methods

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-165

  Hanley, John P ^a,b   Jarvis, Lisa M ^a   Andrews, Janet ^a   Dennis, Rosemary ^a   Lee, Robert ^a   Simmonds, Peter ^a   Piris, Juan ^a   Hayes, Peter ^a   Ludlam, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemophilia; HCV; HIV; Laparoscopy; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030055516     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.6192064.x     Document Type: Article

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