Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies among intravenous drug abusers and prostitutes in Damascus, Syria

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 393-395

  Othman, Basem M ^a,b   Monem, Fawza S ^a  

^a Assad University Hospital   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b NONE   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis C virus; Intravenous drug abusers; Prevalence; Prostitutes

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; LIVER ENZYME; REAGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYRIA;

EID: 0036234758     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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