The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in Mashhad, Iran: A population-based study

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Shakeri, Mohammad Taghi ^a   Nomani, Hosein ^b   Mobarhan, Majid Ghayour ^a   Sima, Hamid Reza ^c   Gerayli, Sina ^d   Shahbazi, Shirin ^b   Rostami, Sina ^d   Meshkat, Zahra ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Iran; Population Groups; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 84875894863     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.7723     Document Type: Article

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