Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 608-614

  Indolfi, Giuseppe ^a   Nesi, Alessandro ^a   Resti, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Horizontal transmission; Non sexual transmission; Risk factors; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEPATITIS C; HORIZONTAL INTRAFAMILIAL TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS;

EID: 84873941158     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23522     Document Type: Article

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