Natural course of HGV infection in haemophiliacs

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 616-621

  Yamada Osaki, Maki ^a   Sumazaki, Ryo ^a   Kajiwara, Yasuhiro ^b   Miyakawa, Takayuki ^b   Shirahata, Akira ^b   Matsui, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Haemophilia; HCV; HGV; Natural history; Viraemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEMOPHILIA B; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS; VIREMIA;

EID: 0031816595     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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