## Abstract Several studies had been carried out on anti‐hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence in populations with blood exposure risks and in blood donors. New tests are now available which allow the in‐ vestigation to extend to other parameters such as antibody type and HCV‐RNA. In this study the p
Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in children admitted to an urban hospital
✍ Scribed by Patrick Gerner; Stefan Wirth; Philip Wintermeyer; Alexander Walz; Andreas Jenke
- Book ID
- 108174331
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 121 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-4453
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