Which is the real genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in Mexico?

Annals of Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 390-391

  Idrovo, Alvaro J ^a   Fernández, Julián A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DONOR; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; LETTER; MEXICO; PREVALENCE;

EID: 56749107714     PISSN: 16652681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31845-9     Document Type: Letter

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