Frequency and transmission mode of hepatitis C virus in northern Sindh

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 691-693

  Shaikh, Majid Ahmed ^a   Shaikh, Wazir Muhammad ^a   Solangi, G Akber ^a   Abro, Hakim ^a  

^a Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Medical University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chronic liver disease; Hepatitis C; Hepatitis cirrhosis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTOR; SYRINGE; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; SYRINGES;

EID: 0842302403     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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