Hepatitis C virus infection among healthy Egyptian children: Prevalence and risk factors

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 779-784

  Barakat, Sana H ^a   El Bashir, Nahla ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Student Insurance Hospital   (Egypt)

Author keywords

children; Egyptian; HCV infection; risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 80054067991     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2010.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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