Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in Central-West Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 519-522

  Marinho, Thaís Augusto ^a   Lopes, Carmen Luci Rodrigues ^b   Teles, Sheila Araújo ^b   Reis, Nádia Rúbia Silva ^a   Carneiro, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos ^a   de Andrade, Andreia Alves ^a   Martins, Regina Maria Bringel ^a  

^a Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública Aldeia Do Vale Alameda das Acácias   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hepatitis C virus; Recyclable waste collectors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 84878767507     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762013000400021     Document Type: Article

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