Chronic hepatitis C in children - Review of natural history at a National Centre

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Abdel Hady, M ^a   Bunn, S K ^b   Sira, J ^a   Brown, R M ^c   Brundler, M A ^a   Davies, P ^a   Kelly, D A ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

children; hepatitis C virus; natural history; viral clearance

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUSTAINED VIRAL RESPONSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052834461     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01456.x     Document Type: Article

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