Risk factors for hepatitis C disease in Tando Allahyar, Pakistan: A case-control study

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-169

  Channa, N A ^a   Khan, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

And psychological problems; Blood transfusion; Diet; Epidemiological risk factors; G.I.T diseases; HCV infection; Hepatitis C disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD GROUP B; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BODY PIERCING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FAMILY HISTORY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SYRINGE; TEA; TOMATO; TUBERCULOSIS; VEGETABLE; VIRUS EXAMINATION;

EID: 80051714825     PISSN: 22234721     EISSN: 20760299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjms.v10i3.8359     Document Type: Article

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