HCV burden of infection in Egypt: Results from a nationwide survey

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 560-567

  Guerra, J ^a   Garenne, M ^a,b   Mohamed, M K ^c   Fontanet, A ^a,d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d Bioinformatique et Chimie Moléculaire   (France)

Author keywords

Demographic and Health Survey; Egypt; epidemiology; hepatitis C virus; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; EGYPT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EGYPT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863719559     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2011.01576.x     Document Type: Review

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