Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among hemophiliacs in Central Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 643-644

  Barbosa, Adriana P ^a   Martins, Regina M B ^a   Teles, Sheila A ^a   Silva, Simonne A ^a   Oliveira, Jaqueline M ^b   Yoshida, Clara F T ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Central Brazil; Hemophilia; Hepatitis C; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 0036635141     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762002000500009     Document Type: Article

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