Performance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody test systems in relation to HCV-RNA detection in the diagnosis of HCV infection

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-91

  Krarup, Henrik Bygum ^a   Jacobsen, Svend Erik Hove ^a   Varming, Kim ^a   Drewes, Asbjørn Mohr ^a   Madsen, Poul Henning ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DENMARK; EMBRYO; FETUS; HUMAN; REGISTRATION;

HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 6844241970     PISSN: 09078916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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