Genotype distribution and sequence variation of hepatitis E Virus, Hong Kong

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 792-794

  Lam, Wai Yip ^a   Chan, Rickjason C W ^a   Sung, Joseph J Y ^a   Chan, Paul K S ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SWINE; VIRUS ISOLATION; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 66149141395     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1505.081579     Document Type: Article

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