Genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus in Khorasan Razavi province, Iran

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 656-660

  Afshari, Reza ^a   Nomani, Hosein ^b   Riyahi Zaniani, Fatemeh ^b   Nabavinia, Maryam Sadat ^a   Mirbagheri, Zohreh ^b   Meshkat, Mojtaba ^c   Gerayli, Sina ^d   Rostami, Sina ^d   Meshkat, Zahra ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Iran; Khorasan Razavi province

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; GENETICS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; MIDDLE AGED; MIXED INFECTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; COINFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84901018511     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1305-64     Document Type: Article

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