HCV infection in the general population of a Greek island: Prevalence and risk factors

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 47, Issue 33, 2000, Pages 782-785

  Goritsas, Constantin ^a,c   Plerou, Ioanna ^b   Agaliotis, Skopiotis ^b   Spinthaki, Rodoula ^b   Mimidis, Kostas ^a   Velissaris, Dimitris ^a   Lazarou, Nikolaos ^a   Labropoulou Karatza, Chryssoula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b Zakinthos General Hospital   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GREECE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034046370     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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