Occult hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2248-2250

  Fabrizi, Fabrizio ^a,b   Martin, Paul ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ERYTHROPOIESIS; FATTY LIVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; OCCULT HEPATITIS C; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 57149099823     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2008101051     Document Type: Editorial

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