Prevalence of infection with hepatitis G virus among various groups in Thailand

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-95

  Poovorawan, Y ^a   Theamboonlers, A ^a   Chongsrisawat, V ^a   Jantaradsamee, P ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; THALASSEMIA; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FLAVIVIRUS; GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS;

EID: 0031962217     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00034983.1998.11813265     Document Type: Article

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