Hepatitis C virus genotypes: Epidemiological and clinical associations

Liver

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-38

  Kleter, Bernhard ^a   Brouwer, Johannes T ^b   Nevens, Frederik ^c   Van Doorn, Leen Jan ^d   Elewaut, Andre ^e   Versieck, Jacques ^e   Michielsen, Peter P ^f   Hautekeete, Marc L ^g   Chamuleau, Rob A F M ^h   Brénard, Réginald ⁱ   Bourgeois, Nadine ^j   Adler, Michael ^j   Quint, Wim G V ^d   Bronkhorst, Carolien M ^h   Heijtink, Rudolf A ^a   Hop, Wim J C ^a   Fevery, Johan ^c   Schalm, Solko W ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c University Hospitals   (Belgium)

^d REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^g FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^h ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^j University Hospitals   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Benelux countries; Hepatitis C virus genotypes

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; SOUTH AMERICA; TATTOO; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0039313691     PISSN: 01069543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1998.tb00124.x     Document Type: Article

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