Hepatitis C virus in american indian/alaskan native and aboriginal peoples of north america

Viruses

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3912-3931

  Rempel, Julia D ^a   Uhanova, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; AI AN; Female; Hepatitis C virus; HIV; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BOCEPREVIR; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; TELAPREVIR;

ABORIGINE; ALCOHOLISM; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; GENDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER DISEASE; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VIRAL CLEARANCE;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84871861358     PISSN: 19994915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/v4123912     Document Type: Review

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