Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in quilombo remnant communities in Central Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 359-360

  Reis, Nádia R S ^a   Motta Castro, Ana R C ^b   Silva, Ágabo M C ^a   Teles, Sheila A ^a   Yoshida, Clara F T ^c   Martins, Regina M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Afro Brazilian; Hepatitis C virus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SAMPLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 58049213699     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652008000600010     Document Type: Article

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