Short report: Evidence of worldwide transmission of Hepatitis G virus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 455-456

  Corwin, Andrew L ^a   Hyams, Kenneth C ^a   Kim, Jungsuh P ^a   Wages, John ^a   Doss, Robert ^a   Sulaiman, Ali ^a   Mitchell, Benjamin ^a   Arthur, Ray ^a   Bassily, Samir ^a   Punjabi, Narain H ^a   Laras, Kanti ^a   Duc, Dao Dinh ^a   Watts, Douglas ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS;

EID: 0030875843     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.455     Document Type: Short Survey

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