Changes in modes of hepatitis C infection acquisition and genotypes in southwest China

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-233

  Zhou, YouQian ^a   Wang, XiaoHong ^a   Mao, Qing ^a   Fan, Yi ^a   Zhu, Yan ^a   Zhang, XuQing ^a   Lan, Lin ^a   Jiang, Li ^a   Tan, WenTing ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotypes; Hepatitis C; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 72049103661     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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