## Abstract The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (antiβHCV) was determined in 105 patients with biopsyβproven chronic liver disease and 128 comparison patients without any evidence of liver pathology living in Lima, Peru. Using a secondβgeneration EIA screening and supplemental immunob
Chronic liver disease in central harlem: The role of alcohol and viral hepatitis
β Scribed by Thomas R. Frieden; Lisa Ozick; Colin McCord; Omana V. Nainan; Sara Workman; Gail Comer; Tai Ping Lee; Kwan-Soo Byun; Dhiren Patel; Kelly J. Henning
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 99 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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