Differences in risk factors for being either a hepatitis B carrier or anti-hepatitis C+ in a hepatoma-hyperendemic area in rural Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 733-738

  Wang, Chong Shan ^a   Chang, Ting Tsung ^b   Chou, Pesus ^c  

^a A Lein Community Health Center   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Frequent medical injections; Hepatitis C; Non licensed medical providers; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DOSE RESPONSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LICENSING; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; OCCUPATION; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SPOUSE; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CARRIER STATE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032171003     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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