Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 987-990

  Abro, Ali Hassan ^a   Al Dabal, Laila ^a   Younis, Nadeem Javed ^a  

^a RASHID HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHY; DUBAI; EGYPT; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649706054     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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