Association between smallpox vaccination and hepatitis C antibody positive serology in Pakistani volunteers

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-246

  Aslam, Muhammad ^a   Aslam, Junaid ^a,d   Mitchell, Braxton D ^b   Munir, Kashif M ^b,c  

^a Punjab Hepatitis Research Center   (Pakistan)

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

^c North Arundel Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Pakistan; Smallpox vaccination

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; SMALLPOX VACCINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTAMINATION; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SURGERY; VACCINE PRODUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SMALLPOX VACCINE; VACCINATION;

EID: 14144255836     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000153286.02694.14     Document Type: Article

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