Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C among former blood donors in rural China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Huang, Changhong ^a   Qiu, Feng ^a   Guo, Minzhuo ^b   Yi, Yao ^a   Shen, Liping ^a   Wang, Feng ^a   Jia, Zhiyuan ^a   Ma, Jingchen ^c   Zhao, Yuliang ^c   Zhang, Shuang ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Bi, Shengli ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Beijing International Travel Healthcare Center   (China)

^c Hebei Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

Blood donor; Hepatitis C virus; Prevalence; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHILD; CHINA; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD DONORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866441932     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.1035     Document Type: Article

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