Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection among institutionalized psychiatric patients in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-48

  Cheng, Pin Nan ^a   Wang, Ru Hsueh ^a   Wu, I Chin ^a   Wu, Jaw Ching ^b   Tseng, Kuo Chih ^c   Young, Kung Chia ^d   Chang, Ting Tsung ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibody to hepatitis E virus; Prevalence; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33845349214     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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