Prevalence of cryoglobulins and hepatitis c virus infection in HIV- infected patients

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 523-527

  Cohen, P ^a   Roulot, D ^a   Ferriere F ^a   Nguyen, Q T ^a   Lortholary, O ^a   Jarrousse, B ^a   Deny P ^a   Coste, T ^a   Robineau, M ^a   Guillevin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Cryoglobulinemia; Hepatitis C virus; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

CRYOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030924541     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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