Histopathology of chronic hepatitis C in relation to epidemiological factors

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-32

  Delladetsima, Johanna K ^a   Rassidakis, George ^a   Tassopoulos, Nicolaos C ^a   Papatheodoridis, George V ^a   Smyrnoff, Tatiana ^a   Vafiadis, Irine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Hepatitis C virus; Histopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS C; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030063178     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80182-6     Document Type: Article

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