Hepatitis C virus genotypes in Australia

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 351-357

  McCaw, R ^a   Moaven, L ^a   Locarnini, S A ^a   Bowden, D S ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Genotypes; HCV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 0031225710     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1997.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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