Transmission of hepatitis C virus in Asia: Past and present perspectives

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. MAY, 2000, Pages

  Kao, Jia Horng ^a,b   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANTIBODY TITER; ASIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; TATTOOING; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033931381     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02108.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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