Pilot study to estimate survivors to 1995 of 1983-1984 prevalent Hepatitis C infections in Lothian patients who tested positive or negative for Hepatitis B surface antigen in 1983-1984

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 159-165

  Gore, S M ^a   Brettle, R P ^b   Burns, S M ^c   Lewis, S C ^d  

^a MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b Regional Infectious Diseases Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Regional Virus Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC BIAS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0031786964     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)80171-0     Document Type: Article

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