Hepatitis C in India

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 465-473

  Mukhopadhya, Ashis ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C; India

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEPATITIS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LIVER DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 58149170604     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: 02505991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12038-008-0065-0     Document Type: Review

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