Serum versus intrahepatic HCV RNA and liver histology in anti-HCV-positive serum PCR-negative individuals [2]

Hepatology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 223-

  Barrett, Sharon ^a   Ryan, Eleanor ^a   Crowe, John ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RHESUS D ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ASSAY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0037219394     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2003.50037     Document Type: Letter

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