High rate of hepatitis C virus infection in an isolated community: Persistent hyperendemicity or period-related phenomena?

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 370-376

  Ho, Mei Shang ^a,b   Hsu, Chien Pang ^a,b   Yuh, Yau ^c   King, Chwan Chuen ^b   Tsai, Jung Fa ^d   Mau, Yi Chien ^a   Hsu, Li Ching ^c   Chao, Wan Hwa ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV genotype; Incidence; Parenteral transmission; Sexual transmission; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TAIWAN; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; TAIWAN;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0030738547     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199708)52:4<370::AID-JMV4>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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