HCV-RNA levels increase during pregnancy in women with chronic hepatitis C

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-113

  Wejstål, Rune ^a   Widell, Anders ^b   Norkrans, Gunnar ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0031842905     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750003456     Document Type: Article

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