Turnover of hepatitis C virus genotypes in hemodialysis patients

Archives of Virology

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 823-827

  Pujol, F H ^a   Devesa, M ^a   Loureiro, C L ^a   Capriles, F ^b   Liprandi, F ^a  

^a Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas Centro de Microbiologia y Biologia Celular   (Venezuela)

^b U Hemodialisis Cronica de Caracas ^*  (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; VENEZUELA;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0031960911     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007050050334     Document Type: Article

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