Chronic hepatitis C infection associated with neuromyelitis optica and antinuclear antibodies

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-115

  Earnest, Benjamin Samraj Prakash ^a   Men, Leong Chong ^b   Kaur, G Sukvinder ^b   Alias, Rosnita Bt ^b   Devi, H Sunita ^b  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b Hospital Sultan Abdul Halim   (Malaysia)

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EID: 75949113909     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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