Changing molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in Northeast Italy

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 352-356

  Gianna, Dal Molin ^a,b   Ansaldi, Filippo ^a,b   Biagi, Claudia ^a,b   D'Agaro, Pierlanfranco ^a,b   Comar, Manola ^a,b   Crocè, Lory ^a   Tiribelli, Claudio ^a   Campello, Cesare ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotype; HCV; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 0036836635     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10210     Document Type: Article

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