Hepatitis C virus genotypes in chronic hepatitis C of children

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 323-327

  Bortolotti, F ^a   Vajro, P ^b   Balli, F ^c,d   Giacchino, R ^b   Crivellaro, C ^b   Barbera, C ^e   Pontisso, P ^a   Nebbia, G ^f   Zancan, L ^b   Bertolini, A ^a   Alberti, A ^a  

^a Clinica Medica 3   (Italy)

^b Department of Pediatrics ^*

^c Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

^d Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

^e Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

^f Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic hepatitis; Hepatitis C virus genotypes; Hepatitis C virus infection; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0030281509     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.1996.tb00105.x     Document Type: Article

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