Relation of hepatitis C virus genotypes to risk factors and hepatic disease in Spanish patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 647-652

  Alonso, P Alonso ^a   Orduna A ^b,e   San Miguel, A ^a   Dominguez, E ^a   Bratos, M A ^b   Gutierrez, M P ^b   Eiros, J M ^b   Inglada, L ^c   Hernandez, J M Gonzalez ^d   Torres, A Rodriguez ^b  

^a Regional Hospital   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c Internal Medicine   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO RÍO HORTEGA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HCV genotypes; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0031450589     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00472.x     Document Type: Article

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