Prevalence and factors associated with hepatitis C virus infection among Myanmar blood donors

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 317-321

  Myo Khin, ^a   San San Oo, ^a   Oo, Khin May ^a   Shimono, Kunio ^b   Koide, Norio ^c   Okada, Shigeru ^c  

^a Department of Medical Research Lower Myanmar ^*  (Myanmar)

^b Shimono Naika Geka Clinic   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Associated factors; Blood donors; Hepatitis C prevalence; Myanmar

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; BODY PIERCING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TATTOOING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD DONORS; BODY PIERCING; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYANMAR; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TATTOOING; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 78149474243     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: 0386300X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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