TT virus infection during chronic hepatitis C

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1765-1769

  Trimoulet, Pascale ^a   De Lédinghen, Victor ^b   Ekouevi, Didier ^a   Bernard, Pierre Henri ^c   Merel, Patrick ^a   Chêne, Geneviève ^a   Couzigou, Patrice ^b   Fleury, Hervé ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Serv d'Hepato gastro enterologie   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA VIRUSES; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0342646907     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)00930-8     Document Type: Article

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