Prevalence of Hepatitis C virus infection in general population in Madagascar;Prévalence de l'infection par le virus de l'hépatite C en population générale à Madagascar

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-5

  Zeller, H ^a   Rabarijaona, L ^b   Rakoto Andrianarivelo, M ^a   Boisier, P ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MADAGASCAR   (Madagascar)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030625155     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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