AND THE COLLABORATIVE STUDY GROUP 4 drug abuse (21 cases, 14 men all Γ΅ 40-years-old), previous The aims of this study were the following: 1) to estitransfusion (22 cases, 18 women), and not having paid mate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody employment. Although routes of transmissio
Seroprevalence, Viremia and Genotype Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus: A Community-Based Population Study in Northern Italy
β Scribed by C. Campello; A. Poli; G. Dal Molin; F. Besozzi-Valentini
- Book ID
- 107705044
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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