Epidemiological aspects of hepatitis C virus infection among renal transplant recipients in Central Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 472-476

  Botelho, Sílvia M ^a   Ferreira, Renata C ^a   Reis, Nádia R S ^a   Kozlowski, Aline G ^a   Carneiro, Megmar A S ^a   Teles, Sheila A ^a   Yoshida, Clara F T ^b   Martins, Regina M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ALT; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Prevalence; Renal transplant recipients; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 50449101389     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000500011     Document Type: Article

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