Vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus infection

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-356

  Fischler, Björn ^a   Lindh, Gudrun ^a   Lindgren, Susanne ^a   Forsgren, Marianne ^a   Von Sydow, Madeleine ^a   Sangfelt, Per ^b   Alaeus, Anette ^b   Harland, Lena ^a   Enockson, Erik ^b   Nemeth, Antal ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RISK; SIBLING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 10144224905     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037918     Document Type: Article

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