Editorial: The value of hepatitis C virus genotyping to epidemiological and clinical studies

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 623-624

  Kiyosawa, K ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

BLOOD DONOR; EDITORIAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS ISOLATION; GENETICS; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

EID: 0031242470     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00523.x     Document Type: Editorial

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