Can pooling be used for seroprevalence studies of hepatitis C?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 4264-4265

  Stephens, G M ^a   Raboud, J M ^a   Karakas, L ^a   Sherlock, C H ^a  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS DETECTION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0034460163     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4264-4265.2000     Document Type: Article

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