Epidemiological and virological analysis of couples infected with hepatitis C virus

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Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 112-116

  Zylberberg, H ^a   Thiers, V ^b   Lagorce, D ^a   Squadrito, G ^a   Leone, F ^a   Berthelot, P ^a   Brechot C ^a,b   Pol, Pol ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Liver; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0032966691     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.45.1.112     Document Type: Article

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