A serotyping assay for hepatitis C virus in Southeast Asia

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 737-739

  Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^a   Kanistanon, Duangjit ^a   Dharakul, Tararaj ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; THAILAND;

EID: 0032436381     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.5.5.737-739.1998     Document Type: Article

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