Occurrence of Hepatitis C Virus infection in type 2 diabetic patients attending Plateau state specialist hospital Jos Nigeria

Virology Journal

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ndako, James A ^a   Echeonwu, Georgebest O ^a   Shidali, Nathaniel N ^b   Bichi, Iliyasu A ^a   Paul, Grace A ^a   Onovoh, Ema ^a   Okeke, Lilian A ^a  

^a Medical Laboratory Technology   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NIGERIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEST STRIP; AGE; BLOOD; HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

AGE FACTORS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 68149144194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-6-98     Document Type: Article

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