Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in urban children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-59

  El Kamary, Samer S ^a,b   Serwint, Janet R ^a   Joffe, Alain ^a   Santosham, Mathuram ^a   Duggan, Anne K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0041743166     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(03)00278-6     Document Type: Article

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