Prevalence of serum HGV-RNA among hemodialysis patients in Turkey

Infection

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 307-309

  Gunaydin M ^a   Bedir, A ^a   Akpolat, T ^a   Kuku, I ^a   Pekbay, A ^a   Esen, S ^a   Ozyilkan E ^a   Arik, N ^a   Cengiz, K ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0030799439     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01720402     Document Type: Article

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