Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: A case-control study

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-44

  Mowla, Karim ^a   Hajiani, Eskandar ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Hepatitis C virus; Systemic lupus erythematosus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

EID: 44949235429     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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