Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C infection in Cyprus within the general population and high-risk cohorts

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Demetriou, Victoria L ^a   Kostrikis, Leondios G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 80055009672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-468     Document Type: Article

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