Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Nanjing, Southern China

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 511-515

  Suzuki, Kaoru ^a   Mizokami, Masashi ^a   Cao, Kun ^a   Wu, Xiao Shan ^a   Wu, Rong Rong ^a   Hata, Akira ^a   Sasaki, Makoto ^a   Fang, Zhi Xun ^b   Zhang, Li Yong ^c   Lau, Johnson Y N ^d   Iino, Shiro ^e  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Zhong Fu Hospital   (China)

^c Xia Guan Hospital   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Phylogenetic tree

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHINA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREVALENCE;

EID: 8544221861     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007320118967     Document Type: Article

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