Hepatitis C virus and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 544-550

  Mazzaro, Cesare ^a   Zagonel, Vittorina ^b   Monfardini, Silvio ^b   Tulissi, Patrizia ^c   Pussini, Elisabetta ^c   Fanni, Massimiliano ^c   Sorio, Roberto ^b   Bortolus, Roberto ^b   Crovatto, Marina ^a   Santini, Gianfranco ^a   Tiribelli, Claudio ^d   Sasso, Franco ^c   Masutti, Roberto ^a   Pozzato, Gabriele ^c,e  

^a Pordenone General Hospital   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d Fegato ONLUS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Lymphoproliferative disorders; Mixed cryoglobulinaemia; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Viral density

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 9444296054     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.6912313.x     Document Type: Article

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