Virological characteristics of HCV infection in Japanese haemophiliacs

Haemophilia

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-136

  Takayama, S ^a   Taki, M ^b   Meguro, T ^b   Nishikawa, K ^c   Shiraki, K ^c   Yamada, K ^b  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

HCV genotype; HCV RNA level; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Multiple HCV genotypes

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0030894908     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2516.1997.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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