Hepatitis C virus subtype 3b infection in a hospital in Japan: Epidemiological study

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 801-805

  Ikeda, Kenji ^a,b   Chayama, Kazuaki ^a,b   Saiioh, Satoshi ^a,b   Koida, Isao ^a,b   Suzuki, Yoshiyuki ^a,b   Tsubota, Akihito ^a,b   Kobayashi, Masahiro ^a,b   Arase, Yasuji ^a,b   Murashima, Naoya ^a,b   Kumada, Hiromitsu ^a,b  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus subtype 3b

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 12644262384     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02358605     Document Type: Article

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