Genotype distribution in chronic hepatitis C patients in Greece

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 173-176

  Stamouli, Marilena ^a   Panagiotou, Ioanna ^a   Kairis, Dimitrios ^a   Michopoulou, Athina ^a   Skliris, Anastasios ^a   Totos, Grigorios ^a  

^a Naval and Veterans Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Genotype distribution; Greek patients; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COINFECTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GREECE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857414224     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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