Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence among an Immigrant Community to the Southern Amazon, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 719-723

  Dutra Souto, Francisco José ^a   Fernandes Fontes, Cor Jésus ^b   Turchi Martelli, Celina Maria ^c   Dalvaturchi, Marília ^c   Martins, Regina Maria B ^c   Sgambatti De Andrade, Ana Lúcia S ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Emigration and immigration; Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; LIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033217908     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761999000600002     Document Type: Article

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