Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in an area of Southern Italy

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-35

  Osella, Alberto Ruben ^a   Misciagna, Giovanni ^a   Leone, Alfonso ^a   Di Leo, Alfredo ^a   Fiore, Giorgio ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cohort study; Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus; Population based study

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0030875053     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80276-0     Document Type: Article

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