Chronic urticaria: Frequency of anti-HCV antibodies

Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 179-183

  Ahmed, Ijaz ^a,c   Wahid, Zarnaz ^b   Ahmed, Zaffar ^a  

^a BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c D H A ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti HCV antibodies; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Seropositive; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC URTICARIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 1342268161     PISSN: 15609014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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