TT virus and hepatitis G virus infections in Korean blood donors and patients with chronic liver disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 741-744

  Jeon, Mee Juhng ^a   Shin, Jong Hee ^a   Suh, Soon Pal ^a   Lim, Young Chai ^a   Ryang, Dong Wook ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS G; HUMAN; KOREA; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0038300138     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i4.741     Document Type: Article

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