Changing epidemiologic pattern of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in Italian children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 378-381

  Bortolotti, F ^a   Resti, M ^a   Giacchino, R ^a   Crivellaro, C ^a   Zancan, L ^a   Azzari, C ^a   Gussetti, N ^a   Tasso, L ^a   Faggion, S ^a  

^a Cattedra di Cardiologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0031686503     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70273-2     Document Type: Article

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