Known and probable risk factors for hepatitis C infection: A case series in north-eastern Poland

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 141-145

  Chlabicz, Sławomir ^a   Flisiak, Robert ^a   Grzeszczuk, Anna ^a   Kovalchuk, Oksana ^a   Prokopowicz, Danuta ^a   Chyczewki, Lech ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DIALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TATTOO;

EID: 31144474599     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.141     Document Type: Article

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