Seroprevalence, risk factors, and hepatitis C virus genotypes in groups with high-risk sexual behavior in Croatia

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1348-1353

  Cavlek, Tatjana Vilibic ^a   Margan, Ira Gjenero ^a   Lepej, Snjezana Zidovec ^b   Kolaric, Branko ^a   Vince, Adriana ^b  

^a CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b Croatia   (Croatia)

Author keywords

HCV; HCV genotypes; HCV RNA; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHICS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROSTITUTION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROATIA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 68049111505     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21530     Document Type: Article

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