Changing pattern of hepatitis C virus spread in rural areas of Egypt

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 418-424

  Arafa, Naglaa ^a   El Hoseiny, Mostafa ^a   Rekacewicz, Claire ^b   Bakr, Iman ^a   El Kafrawy, Sherif ^c   El Daly, Mai ^c   Aoun, Saeed ^d   Marzouk, Diaa ^a   Mohamed, Mostafa K ^a   Fontanet, Arnaud ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c NATIONAL HEPATOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^d Ministry of Public Health   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; HCV; Iatrogenic; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23444441607     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.03.021     Document Type: Article

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