Remarkable difference in the mode of HCV transmission among haemodialysis patients and IVDAs [7]

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Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1057-

  Alavian, S M ^a,b   Hajarizadeh, B ^a  

^a Tehran Heart Center   (Iran)

^b NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; NEEDLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; NEEDLE SHARING; RENAL DIALYSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 3042659102     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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