Less-established risk factors are common in asian americans with hepatitis c virus: A case-controlled study

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3342-3347

  Kin, Kevin C ^a,b   Lin, Brian ^a   Chaung, Kevin T ^a   Ha, Nghiem B ^a,c   Trinh, Huy N ^a,d   Garcia, Ruel T ^d   Nguyen, Huy A ^d   Nguyen, Khanh K ^d   Levitt, Brian S ^d   Da Silveira, Eduardo B ^d   Nguyen, Mindie H ^c  

^a Pacific Health Foundation   (United States)

^b TOURO UNIVERSITY NEVADA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d San Jose Gastroenterology   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Hepatitis C; Risk factors; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIRTY NEEDLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TATTOO;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ASIAN AMERICANS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TATTOOING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84889603587     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-013-2884-6     Document Type: Article

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