Seroprevalence and risk factors of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections in uttarakhand, india

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-300

  Mittal, Garima ^a   Gupta, Pratima ^b   Gupta, Rohit ^a   Ahuja, Vivek ^a   Mittal, Manish ^a   Dhar, Minakshi ^a  

^a HIMALAYAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Risk factors; Uttarakhand

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 84890875404     PISSN: 09736883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2013.10.006     Document Type: Article

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