A clinical and virological study of hepatitis C virus-related cryoglobulinemia in Germany

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-384

  Weiner, Stefan M ^a   Berg, Thomas ^b   Berthold, Hans ^b   Weber, Sabine ^b   Peters, Thomas ^b   Blum, Hubert E ^b   Hopf, Uwe ^b   Peter, Hans Hartmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Cryoglobulinemia; Cryoglobulins; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CRYOPRECIPITATE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIROLOGY;

EID: 0032171304     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80054-8     Document Type: Article

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