HCV genotypes in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Croatia

Infection

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 173-177

  Vince, A ^a   Palmovic D ^a   Kutela, N ^a   Sonicky, Z ^b   Jeren, T ^a   Radovani, M ^a  

^a Croatia   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CROATIA; DISEASE DURATION; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; VIREMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031866588     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02771846     Document Type: Article

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