Correlation of genotypes and route of transmission with histologic activity and disease stage in chronic hepatitis C

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 182-187

  Ramalho, Fernando ^a   Costa, Adília ^a   Pires, Antónia ^a   Cabrita, Paula ^a   Serejo, Fátima ^a   Pinto Correia, A ^a   Fatela, Narcisa ^a   Clória, Helena ^a   Lopes, Joao ^a   Cortez Pinto, H ^a   Marinho, Rui ^a   Raimundo, Miguel ^a   Velosa, José ^a   Batista, Amélia ^a   Carneiro De Moura, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis C; Disease stage; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034001484     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005442317680     Document Type: Article

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