Ethnicity, socioeconomic status, transfusions and risk of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 752-757

  Akbar, Nurul ^a   Basuki, Bastaman ^a   Mulyanto, ^b   Garabrant, David H ^a,c,d   Sulaiman, Ali ^a   Noer, H M Sjaifoellah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b Laboratorium Hepatika Mataram   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Socioeconomic risk; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030807795     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00365.x     Document Type: Article

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