Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus in rural population of Bangladesh

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-39

  Khan, Mobin ^a   Mustafa, Md Golam ^a   Ahmad, Nooruddin ^a   Alam, Md Shahinul ^a   Baig, Rahat Hasan ^a   Chowdhry, Ziaur Rahman ^a   Ahmed, Mostaq ^a  

^a BANGABANDHU SHEIKH MUJIB MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAMNESIS; BANGLADESH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; DENTAL SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RANDOMIZATION; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION;

ADULT; BANGLADESH; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 77954743499     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: 02548860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12664-010-0010-7     Document Type: Letter

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