Changing prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among teenagers in an endemic area in Taiwan

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 929-934

  Huang, Chung Feng ^a,b,c   Huang, Jee Fu ^a,b,c   Dai, Chia Yen ^a,b,c,d   Yu, Ming Lung ^a,d   Lu, Sheng Nan ^e   Hsieh, Ming Yen ^a   Lee, Li Po ^a   Lin, Zu Yau ^a,d   Chen, Shinn Cherng ^a,d   Hsieh, Ming Yuh ^a,d   Wang, Liang Yen ^a,d   Chang, Wen Yu ^a   Chuang, Wan Long ^a,d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Health education; Hepatitis C; Prevalence; Taiwan; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TAIWAN;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 48449086289     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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