Discovery of non-A, non-B hepatitis and identification of its etiology

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 107, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages 16-20

  Alter, Harvey ^a  

^a Infectious Diseases Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CHIMPANZEE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLAVIVIRUS; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033397954     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00375-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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