Hepatitis C in ethnic minority populations in England

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 421-426

  Mann, A G ^a,c   Trotter, C L ^b   Adekoyejo Balogun, M ^a   Ramsay, M E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; Ethnic groups; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BANGLADESHI; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNIC GROUP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIVER CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PAKISTANI; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; ENGLAND; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MINORITY GROUPS; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 43549118673     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2007.00958.x     Document Type: Article

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