Seroepidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among drug abusers in southern Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 826-829

  Chang, Chai Jan ^a   Ko, Ying Chin ^a   Liu, Hong Wen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; Intravenous drug abuse; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN; TATTOO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0032445397     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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