Intrafamily transmission of hepatitis C virus: Sexual and non-sexual contacts

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 125-128

  Diago, Moises ^a,b   Zapater, Reyes ^a   Tuset, Concepcion ^a   Carbonell, Pascual ^a   Gonzalez, Carmen ^a   Cors, Rafael ^a   Casas, Elena ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030220793     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80063-8     Document Type: Article

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