Systemic manifestations and liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C and type II or III mixed cryoglobulinaemia

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Donada, C ^a   Crucitti, A ^a   Donadon, V ^a   Tommasi, L ^a   Zanette, G ^a   Crovatto, M ^a   Santini, G F ^a   Chemello, L ^b   Alberti, A ^b  

^a Pordenone Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Extrahepatic manifestations of HCV; HCV chronic infection; Mixed cryoglobulinaemia

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOGLOBULINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031877262     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.1998.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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