Hepatitis B and C markers among alcoholics in Israel: High incidence of HCV infection

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-337

  Srugo, Isaac ^a   Shinar, Eilat ^b   Bar Shany, Shulamit ^b   Amos, Lanir ^a  

^a BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER DISEASE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADULT; AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPE; EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AMERICA; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031836905     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007409607526     Document Type: Article

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