Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in patients with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 878-883

  Keiserman, Daniela R ^b   Both, Cristiane T ^b   Mattos, Angelo A ^b   Remiao, Jose ^b   Alexandre, Claudio O P ^b   Sherman, Kenneth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0037616579     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2003.07340.x     Document Type: Article

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