Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant Brazilian women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 319-326

  Lima, M P J S ^a   Pedro, R J ^b   Rocha, M D C ^a  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HCV RNA; Hepatitis C virus; Pregnant women; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0034284486     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(00)00209-5     Document Type: Article

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