A clinical, epidemiological, laboratorial, histological and ultrasonographical evaluation of anti-hcv EIA-2 positive blood donors

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-152

  Gonçales Jr , Fernando L ^a,c   Stucchi, Raquel S B ^a   Pavan, Maria Helena P ^a   Escanhoela, Cecília A F ^a   Yamanaka, Ademar ^b   Magna, Luís Alberto ^a   Gonçales, Neiva S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Aparelho Digestivo Gastrocentro U   (Brazil)

^c Hemocentro Campinas UNICAMP ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Blood donors; Brazil; Hepatitis C; Viral Hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 3142518315     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652000000300007     Document Type: Review

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