Prevalence of hepatitis C genotypes among patients with chronic hepatitis C in Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 357-359

  Bell, Helge ^a   Hellum, Kjell ^b   Harthug, Stig ^c   Mæland, Arild ^d   Ritland, Ståle ^e   Myrvang, Bjørn ^d   Von Der Lippe, Bent ^d   Raknerud, Nils ^a   Skaug, Kjell ^f   Prescott, Linda ^g   Simmonds, Peter ^g   Bucher, Aira ^h   Lind, Even ^h   Schulz, Tom ⁱ   Sundøy, Anders ^j   Barstad, Ståle ^k   Størset, Svein ^k   Nordøy, Ingvild ^l   Bjark, Per ^m   Anfinsen, Ole Gunnar ⁿ   Klem, Ketil ^o   Stray, Njål ^p   Weberg, Ragnar ^p   Melsom, Magnus ^q   Mosvold, Jacob ^r   Haug, John ^s   Langtind, John ^t   Wetterhus, Sigurd ^u   Østborg, Jens ^v   Aadland, Erling ^a   Mowe, Morten ^a   Jahnsen, Jørgen ^a   Müller, Fredrik ^a   more..

^a AKER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Central Hospital of Buskerud   (Norway)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^h Med Depts of Bæerum Hospital   (Norway)

ⁱ Central Hospital of Aust Agder   (Norway)

^j Central Hospital of Vest Agder   (Norway)

^k STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^l OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^m Central Hospital of Vestfold   (Norway)

ⁿ Central Hospital of Gjøvik   (Norway)

^o Oslo Kretsfengsel   (Norway)

^p Deakon Hospital   (Norway)

^q Moss Hospital   (Norway)

^r Deakoness Hospital   (Norway)

^s Origosenteret   (Norway)

^t Orkdal Hospital   (Norway)

^u NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^v HAUGESUND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2A INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SEROTYPING; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 10144237849     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549609037919     Document Type: Article

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