Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among positive UAE patients

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2719-2722

  Alfaresi, Mubarak S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Genotypes; HCV; Prevalence; UAE

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CENTER; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; GENETICS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 79960934550     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0415-5     Document Type: Article

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