Genotyping of hepatitis C virus in the Dominican Republic

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 719-722

  Nishizono, Akira ^a   Terao, Hideo ^a   Shutoh, Ryusuke ^a   Nasu, Masaru ^a   Mifune, Kumato ^a   Wun, Bienvenido Jonchong ^b   Montas, Bernarda ^b   Fernandez, Fernando Solano ^b  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ctr of Gastroenterological Diseases   (Dominican Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0031444766     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.719     Document Type: Article

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