Genotypes of Hepatitis C Virus in Relapsed and Non-respondent Patients and their Response to Anti-Viral Therapy in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, Pakistan |
Akhtar, Noreen
(Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Science, Abasyn University)
Bilal, Muhammad (Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Science, Abasyn University) Rizwan, Muhammad (Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Science, Abasyn University) Khan, Muhammad Asif (Department of Pathology, District Head Quarter Hospital Mardan, KPK) Khan, Aurangzeb (Department of Pathology, District Head Quarter Hospital Mardan, KPK) |
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