Use and interpretation of virological tests for hepatitis C

Hepatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5 I, 2002, Pages s65-s73

  Pawlotsky, Jean Michel ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0036829817     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2002.36815     Document Type: Conference Paper

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