Hepatitis C virus infection acquired in childhood

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-224

  Camarero, Cristina ^a   Ramos, Natalia ^a   Moreno, Alberto ^a   Asensio, Angel ^b   Mateos, Maria Luisa ^a   Roldan, Belen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anti liver kidney microsomal antibody; Hepatitis C virus; Infectious hepatitis; Liver fibrosis; Nonorgan specific autoantibodies

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AUTOANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 37549033484     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0472-5     Document Type: Article

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