HCV genotype distribution and possible transmission risks in Lahore, Pakistan

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 16, Issue 34, 2010, Pages 4321-4328

  Ahmad, Waqar ^a   Ijaz, Bushra ^a   Javed, Fouzia Tahir ^b   Jahan, Shah ^a   Shahid, Imran ^a   Khan, Fawad Mumtaz ^a   Hassan, Sajida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Lahore; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CITY; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GOVERNMENT; HAIRDRESSER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; PAKISTAN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WAR;

EID: 77957577511     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i34.4321     Document Type: Article

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