Hepatitis G Virus Infection in Hemodialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 116-121

  Noh, Hyunjin ^a   Kang, Shin Wook ^a   Choi, Seung Hyuk ^a   Shin, Sug Kyun ^a   Seo, Bo Jeung ^a   Lee, In Hee ^a   Choi, Kyu Hun ^a   Han, Dae Suk ^a   Kim, Hyon Suk ^a   Lee, Ho Yung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CAPD; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis G virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRUS; GENETICS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RNA, VIRAL; VIREMIA;

EID: 0032044509     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1998.39.2.116     Document Type: Article

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