Prevalence of hepatitis C in Romania: Different from European rates?

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 661-662

  Gheorghe, Liana ^a   Iacob, Speranta ^a   Csiki, Irma Eva ^b  

^a FUNDENI CLINICAL INSTITUTE   (Romania)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK FACTOR; ROMANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EUROPE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; ROMANIA;

EID: 50549100641     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.06.016     Document Type: Letter

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