Hepatitis C virus infection and related chronic liver disease in a resident elderly population: The Silea study

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 345-351

  Monica, F ^a   Lirussi, F ^a   Nassuato, G ^a   Castelletto, M R ^b   Mottola, A ^b   Okolicsanyi, L ^c  

^a Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HCV related chronic liver disease; Hepatitis C virus genotypes; Hepatitis C virus infection

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; SYRINGE; ULTRASOUND; VIRUS TYPING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0031686188     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1998.00112.x     Document Type: Article

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