Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in an area of hyperendemicity in southern Italy: A population-based study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2371-2372

  Osella, Alberto R ^a   Sonzogni, Laura ^b   Cavallini, Aldo ^a   Foti, Luciana ^b   Guerra, Vito ^a   Di Leo, Alfredo ^a   Mondelli, Mario U ^c   Misciagna, Giovanni ^a   Silini, Enrico M ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^b Assoc Stud Avanzato Epatiti V   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033036277     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2371-2372.1999     Document Type: Article

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