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Prevalence and clinical course of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and rate of HCV vertical transmission in a cohort of 15,250 pregnant women

  1. Dario Conte M.D.1,*,
  2. Mirella Fraquelli1,
  3. Daniele Prati2,
  4. Alice Colucci1,
  5. Eliseo Minola3

Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003

DOI: 10.1002/hep.510310328

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 31, Issue 3, pages 751–755, March 2000

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Conte, D., Fraquelli, M., Prati, D., Colucci, A. and Minola, E. (2000), Prevalence and clinical course of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and rate of HCV vertical transmission in a cohort of 15,250 pregnant women. Hepatology, 31: 751–755. doi: 10.1002/hep.510310328

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  1. 1

    Cattedra di Gastroenterologia IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy

  2. 2

    Centro Trasfusionale e di Immunologia dei Trapianti, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milan, Italy

  3. 3

    Divisione di Malattie Infettive, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy

*Cattedra di Gastroenterologia, Granelli 3° piano, IRCCS–Ospedale Maggiore, Via F. Sforza 35–20122 Milano, Italy. fax: 39-02-55012111

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 DEC 2003
  2. Article first published online: 30 DEC 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 DEC 1999
  4. Manuscript Received: 6 AUG 1999

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  • “CARIPLO Foundation”. Grant Number: 1998-1999)
  • “Associazione Amici Gastroenterologia Granelli (AAGG),” Milan, Italy

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