Interspousal transmission of hepatitis C in Thailand

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1053-1059

  Boonyarad, Vorayod ^a   Chutaputti, Anuchit ^a   Choeichareon, Sommai ^a   Bedi, Kavita ^b   Theamboonlers, Apiradee ^b   Chinchai, Teeraporn ^b   Poovorawan, Yong ^b  

^a PHRAMONGKUTKLAO HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; RFLP; Risk factors; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; NUCLEOTIDE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE PROBE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPOUSE; THAILAND; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES; THAILAND;

EID: 0348143343     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-003-1205-9     Document Type: Article

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