Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in the general population of Northwest Tanzania

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 138-141

  Tess, Beatriz H ^a   Levin, Arthur ^b   Brubaker, Glen ^c   Shao, John ^d   Drummond, James E ^e   Alter, Harvey J ^f   O'Brien, Thomas R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Shirati Hospital   (Tanzania)

^d Kilimanjaro Medical Center   (Tanzania)

^e SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROPREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0034026239     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.138     Document Type: Article

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