Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis B and C infection among Mongolian blood donors

Transfusion

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-99

  Tserenpuntsag, Boldtsetseg ^a,b,c,d   Nelson, Kenrad ^a,b,c,d   Lamjav, Ouynbileg ^a,b,c,d   Triner, Wayne ^a,b,c,d   Smith, Perry ^a,b,c,d   Kacica, Marilyn ^a,b,c,d   McNutt, Louise Anne ^a,b,c,d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Blood Center at Ministry of Health Mongolia   (Mongolia)

^d NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MONGOLIA; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD DONORS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MONGOLIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649096573     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02387.x     Document Type: Article

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