Hepatitis C virus clearance and gender [1]

Gut

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 884-

  Stroffolini, T ^a   Rapicetta, M ^b   Di Stefano, R ^c  

^a S Giacomo Hospital   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RNA, VIRAL; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34249791172     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.116632     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

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3. Maio G, d'Argenio P, Stroffolini T, et al. Hepatitis C virus infection and alanine transaminase levels in the general population: a survey in a southern Italian town. J Hepatol 2000;33:116-20.
4. Di Stefano R, Stroffolini T, Ferraro D, et al. Endemic hepatitis C virus infection in a Sicilian town: further evidence for iatrogenic transmission. J Med Virol 2002;67:339-44.