Detection of hepatitis G virus (HGV) RNA: Clinical characteristics of acute HGV infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1302-1307

  Yashina, T L ^a   Favorov, M O ^b   Khudyakov, Y E ^b   Fields, H A ^b   Znoiko, O O ^b   Shkurko, T V ^b   Bonafonte, T ^b   Sevall, J S ^b   Agopian, M S ^b   Peter, J B ^b  

^a Specialty Laboratories   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 16944362286     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516460     Document Type: Article

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