Hepatitis C virus infection and related liver disease in children mothers with antibodies to the virus

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 990-993

  Bortolotti, F ^a   Resti, M ^a   Giacchino, R ^a   Azzari, C ^a   Gussetti, N ^a   Crivellaro, C ^a   Barbera, C ^a   Mannelli, F ^a   Zancan, L ^a   Bertolini, A ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Medicina   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030697912     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70289-0     Document Type: Article

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