Confirmatory strategy of hepatitis C serology based on two screening assays in a diagnostic setting

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-35

  Goubau, P ^a,c   Reynders, M ^a   Beuselinck, K ^a   Nevens, F ^b   Peerlinck, K ^b   Desmyter, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Laboratoire de Virologie   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030893349     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17843286.1997.11718548     Document Type: Article

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