Hepatitis C genotypes/subtypes among chronic hepatitis patients in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Shobokshi, Ossama A ^a   Serebour, Frank E ^b   Skakni, Leila I ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Riyadh Medical Complex   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0141521890     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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