A case-control study on GB virus C/hepatitis G virus infection and hepatocellular carcinoma

Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1653-1657

  Tagger, Alessandro ^a   Donato, Francesco ^c   Ribero, Maria Lisa ^b   Chiesa, Roberta ^c   Tomasoni, Vincenzo ^c   Portera, Giuseppe ^a   Gelatti, Umberto ^c   Albertini, Alberto ^c   Fasola, Michele ^a   Nardi, Giuseppe ^c  

^a Istituto di Virologia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; ITALY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030715562     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.510260639     Document Type: Article

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