Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene meeting at Manson House, London, 16 May 1996: Tropical aspects of viral hepatitis: Hepatitis C

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-124

  Tibbs, C J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HEPATITIS VACCINE; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; PROGNOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TROPICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERFERON-ALPHA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TROPICAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0031085576     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(97)90191-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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