Serotyping of the hepatitis C in Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 218-219

  Zuberi, S J ^a   Arif, A ^a  

^a JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEROTYPING; VIROLOGY;

FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0036559478     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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