Risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection in patients on long-term hemodialysis

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 326-328

  Khokhar, Nasir ^a   Alam, Ali Yawar ^a   Naz, Farah ^a   Mahmood, Syed Nayer ^a  

^a SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEPHROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21844461039     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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