Persisting role of healthcare settings in hepatitis C transmission in Pakistan: Cause for concern

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1831-1839

  Ver Hoeve, E ^a   Codlin, A J ^b   Jawed, F ^b   Khan, A J ^b   Samad, L ^c   Vatcheva, K M ^a   Fallon, M B ^d   Ali, M ^c   Niaz, S K ^c   McCormick, J B ^a   Fisher Hoch, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Interactive Research Development   (Pakistan)

^c THE INDUS HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHEMILUMINESCENCE IMMUNOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881478699     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812002312     Document Type: Article

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