International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Hepatitis C virus genotype distribution among adults and children in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Ma?gorzata Tyczyno*
  • Ma?gorzata Tyczyno*
  • Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Anna Pniewska
  • Anna Pniewska
  • Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Waldemar Halota
  • Waldemar Halota
  • Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru?, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Ma?gorzata Paw?owska
  • Ma?gorzata Paw?owska
  • Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru?, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology in Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Magdalena Wietlicka-Piszcz
  • Magdalena Wietlicka-Piszcz
  • Department of Theoretical Foundations of Biomedical Sciences and Medical Informatics Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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  •  Received: 01 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 April 2015
  •  Published: 30 June 2015

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