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High prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection and genotype distribution among general population, blood donors and risk groups

✍ Scribed by Mohammed N. Khaja; Chandra Madhavi; Rekha Thippavazzula; Farees Nafeesa; Aejaz M. Habib; Chittoor M. Habibullah; Ramareddy V. Guntaka

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 2006
Tongue: English
Weight: 192 KB
Volume: 6
Category: Article
ISSN: 1567-1348
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2005.04.001

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