Prevalence of seropositivity for hepatitis C virus in cataract patients and the general population

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1789-1792

  Yoshida, Koichi ^b   Nakano, Hitoshi ^c   Yoshitomi, Fumiaki ^d   Oshika, Tetsuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Yoshida Eye Clinic   (Japan)

^c Nakano Internal Medicine Clinic   (Japan)

^d Yoshitomi Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 0036796658     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01335-4     Document Type: Article

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