High prevalence of hepatitis c virus infection in patients with B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders in Italy

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-82

  De Rosa, Gennaro ^a   Gobbo, Maria Luisa ^a   De Renzo, Amalia ^a   Notare, Rosario ^a   Garofalo, Salvatore ^a   Grimaldi, Maria ^a   Apuzzo, Aurora ^a   Chiurazzi, Federico ^a   Picardi, Marco ^a   Matarazzo, Margherita ^a   Rotoli, Bruno ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Nuovo Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Hepatitis C virus; Lymphoproliferative disorders; Multiple myeloma; Non Hodgkin's lymphomas; Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALDENSTROEM MACROGLOBULINEMIA;

EID: 0030829376     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-8652(199706)55:2<77::aid-ajh5>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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