Hepatitis C virus infection and alanine transaminase levels in the general population: A survey in a southern Italian town

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 116-120

  Maio, Giuseppe ^a   D'Argenio, Paolo ^a   Stroffolini, Tommaso ^b   Bozza, Alessandro ^a   Sacco, Lea ^a   Tosti, Maria Elena ^b   Intorcia, Michele ^a   Fossi, Elena ^a   D'Alessio, Giovanna ^a   Kondili, Loreta Anesti ^b   Rapicetta, Maria ^b   Mele, Alfonso ^b  

^a Benevento Hospital   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alanine transaminase; Epidemiology; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0033945945     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(00)80167-1     Document Type: Article

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