## Abstract The natural course of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not been fully elucidated. To investigate whether HCV is spontaneously eliminated in chronic carriers, a longβterm populationβbased cohort study was conducted on 435 chronic HCV carriers. Individual characteristics, serum HCV R
Hepatitis C virus infection in households of anti-HCV chronic carriers in Italy: A multicentre case-control study
β Scribed by E. Sagnelli; G. B. Gaeta; F. M. Felaco; T. Stroffolini; S. Conti; A. Glielmo; F. Piccinino; G. Giusti
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 712 KB
- Volume
- 25
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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