Hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtype prevalence in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and identification of novel subtypes of HCV major type 6

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 569-574

  Doi, Hisaya ^a   Apichartpiyakul, Chatchawann ^b   Ohba, Ken Ichi ^c   Mizokami, Masashi ^c   Hotta, Hak ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAILAND; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0030058610     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.569-574.1996     Document Type: Article

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