Risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection in patients on hemodialysis: A multivariate analysis based on a dialysis register in Central Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 11-14

  Di Lallo, Domenico ^a,d   Miceli, Maria ^a   Petrosillo, Nicola ^b   Perucci, Carlo A ^a   Moscatelli, Marina ^c  

^a Epidemiol U Lazio Regn Hlth A   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^c Madonna della Fiducia Private Hospital   (Italy)

^d Epidemiol U Lazio Regn Hlth A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTRIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0032935182     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007592912010     Document Type: Article

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