Hepatitis C virus genotypes in hemodialyzed patients: A multicentric study

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 367-371

  Goessens, C ^a,b   Jadoul, M ^a   Walon, C ^a   Burtonboy, G ^a   Cornu, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

BELGIUM; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0030973139     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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