Viral hepatitis in the third millennium

Research in Virology

Volumn 149, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 251-256

  Rizzetto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HBV; HCV; HDV

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0032158340     PISSN: 09232516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2516(99)89002-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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