Risk factors for chronic hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors in Bangalore, India

Transfusion Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 414-420

  Jagannathan, L ^a   Chaturvedi, M ^a   Mudaliar, S ^a   Kamaladoss, T ^a   Rice, M ^b   Murphy, E L ^c,d  

^a Bangalore Medical Services Trust   (India)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d BLOOD SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Haematology; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIRDRESSER; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ADULT; BARBERING; BLOOD DONORS; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952279504     PISSN: 09587578     EISSN: 13653148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3148.2010.01032.x     Document Type: Article

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