Prevalence of and risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection among blood donors in Chengdu, China

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 616-621

  He, Yi ^a   Zhang, Jie ^a   Zhong, Li ^a   Chen, Xue ^a   Liu, Hu Min ^a   Wan, Li Ke ^a   Wang, Huan ^a   Li, Hong ^a   Tian, Li ^a   Hu, Jin Liang ^b   Luo, Ping ^c   Wang, Lei ^d   Chen, Yan ^a   Liu, Tao ^a   Liu, Shuang Li ^a   Lü, Wen Bin ^a  

^a Chengdu Blood Center   (China)

^b Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences   (China)

^c SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW   (China)

^d Ministry of Education Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Blood donors; China; Ear piercing; Hepatitis C virus; Population attributable risk; Razor sharing; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY PIERCING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD DONORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 79951542375     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22010     Document Type: Article

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