HCV vertical transmission in pregnancy: New horizons in the era of DAAs

Hepatology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1656-1658

  Kanninen, Tomi T ^a   Dieterich, Douglas ^b   Asciutti, Stefania ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TRANSMISSION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS;

EID: 84955193132     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.28032     Document Type: Editorial

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