The correlation between HCV genotypes and liver damage in HCV patients

Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 85, 2011, Pages 75-83

  Haghshenas, Mohammadreza ^a   Babamahmoodi, Farhang ^b   Rafiee, Alireza ^a   Vahedi, Vahid ^b  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; HCV genotypes; Liver function tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855832628     PISSN: 17359279     EISSN: 17359260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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