Spontaneous remission of chronic hepatitis C in children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 773-776

  Fujisawa, T ^a   Komatsu, H ^a   Inui, A ^a   Miyagawa, Y ^a   Onoue, M ^a   Sekine, I ^a   Yokota, S ^b   Hanada, R ^c   Yamamoto, K ^c   Inui, M ^d  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d Koutoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic hepatitis C; Hepatitis C virus; Natural history; Spontaneous remission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 9844239385     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050710     Document Type: Article

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