HCV genotypes in Northern Italy: A survey of 1368 histologically proven chronic hepatitis C patients

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 701-706

  Roffi, Luigi ^a   Ricci, Alessandra ^a   Ogliari, Cristina ^a   Scalori, Astrid ^a   Minola, Eliseo ^b   Colloredo, Guido ^c   Donada, Carlo ^d   Ceriani, Roberto ^e   Rinaldi, Gianni ^f   Paris, Bruno ^b   Fornaciari, Giovanni ^g   Morales, Rino ^h   Del Poggio, Paolo ⁱ   Sangiovanni, Angelo ^j   Buonocore, Marco ^k   Bellia, Valentina ^a   Riboli, Paolo ^l   Nava, Maria Cristina ^a   Panizzuti, Fabio ^a   Piperno, Alberto ^a   Pozzi, Massimo ^a   Pioltelli, Pietro ^a   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a   more..

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c BOLOGNINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Hospital S Maria degli Angeli   (Italy)

^e Ospedale G Fornaroli   (Italy)

^f Ospedale di Saronno   (Italy)

^g S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h Bollate Hospital   (Italy)

ⁱ TREVIGLIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k Palazzolo Hospital   (Italy)

^l SAN CARLO BORROMEO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Genotype; HCV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS GENOME;

EID: 0032212556     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(98)80249-3     Document Type: Article

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