Sexual and non-sexual intrafamilial spread of hepatitis C virus: Intrafamilial transmission of HCV

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-228

  Saltoglu N ^a,b   Tasova Y ^a   Burgut, R ^a   Dundar I H ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Gökhan Apt Da: 3 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Intrafamilial; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELATIVE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPOUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TURKEY;

EID: 0031813631     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007455509185     Document Type: Article

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