Investigation of the genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus among Turkish population in Turkey and various European countries

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1392-1394

  Turhan, Vedat ^a   Ardic, Nurittin ^a   Eyigun, Can Polat ^b   Avci, Ismail Yasar ^b   Sengul, Ali ^b   Pahsa, Alaaddin ^b  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Distribution; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; TURKEY;

EID: 24044442535     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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