Prevalence and risk factors of Hepatitis C among individuals presenting to HIV testing centers, Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Alemayehu, Addisu ^a   Tassachew, Yayehyirad ^a   Sisay, Zufan ^b   Shimelis, Techalew ^a  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

co infection; hepatitis C virus; human immunodeficiency virus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 79958771099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-193     Document Type: Article

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