Hepatitis G virus infection in primary Sjogren's syndrome: Analysis in a series of 100 patients

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-44

  Font, Josep ^a   Tàssies, Dolors ^a   García Carrasco, Mario ^a   Ramos Casals, Manel ^a   Cervera, Ricard ^a   Reverter, Joan Carles ^a   Sánchez Tapias, José Maria ^a   Mazzara, Roberto ^a   Ingelmo, Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SJOEGREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0031948364     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.1.42     Document Type: Article

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