Risk of Hepatitis C among Brazilian Ex-soccer Players

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1025-1026

  Dutra Souto, Francisco José ^a   Gonçalves Da Silva, Alessandro ^a   Yonamine, Fábio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Parenterally transmitted hepatitis; Sports

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; MALE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYRINGE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CAESALPINIA CILIATA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 1342290398     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762003000800008     Document Type: Article

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