Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Slovenia

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-31

  Seme, Katja ^a   Poljak, Mario ^a   Lesnicar, Gorazd ^b   Brinovec, Vladimir ^c   Stepec, Srecko ^c   Koren, Srecko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b Medical Center Celje   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SLOVENIA;

EID: 0030911823     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709008660     Document Type: Article

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