Hepatitis B seromarkers, hepatitis C antibody, and risk behaviors in married couples, a bordered province of Western Thailand

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 273-277

  Luksamijarulkul, Pipat ^a   Piroonamornpun, Pittaya ^b   Triamchaisri, Somporn Kantharadussadee ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

HCV antibodies; Risk behaviors; Sex; Spouses

Indexed keywords

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MARRIAGE; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TATTOO; THAILAND; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84857871886     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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