Hepatitis B and C among women with illegal social behavior in Isfahan, Iran: Seroprevalence and associated factors

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 368-371

  Kassaian, Nazila ^a   Ataei, Behrooz ^a   Yaran, Majid ^a   Babak, Anahita ^a   Shoaei, Parisa ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis Bb; Hepatitis C; Iran; Social behavior; Women

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSTITUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORKER; VACCINATION;

EID: 79957631950     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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