## Abstract To evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in northwest China, 179 chronic liver disease patients in this area were examined for antibody to hepatitis C virus core protein (antiβHCVcore). This antibody was found in only 5 (14 percent) of 37 chronic nonβA, nonβB liver dise
High prevalence of anti-hepatitis delta virus antibody in chronic liver disease in Somalia
β Scribed by Antonio Aceti; Osman Mohamud Mohamed; Barbaro S. Paparo; Osman Mohamed Mohamud; Giorgio Quaranta; Khadija Adan Maalin; Antonio Sebastiani
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 85
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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