Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotypes in Central Italy

Anticancer Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6 D, 2003, Pages 5129-5132

  Cenci, Maria ^a   De Soccio, Gennaro ^a   Recchia, Olga ^a  

^a S Giovanni Addolorata Calvary Hosp   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; HCV; Hepatitis; Liver

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; ITALY; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0842278696     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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