Introduction of a new hepatitis agent in retrospect: Genetic studies of Swedish hepatitis D virus strains

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2713-2717

  Zhang, Yong Yuan ^a   Hansson, Bengt Göran ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SEQUENCE; SWEDEN; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 10244267520     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.11.2713-2717.1996     Document Type: Article

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