Regional distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in the Republic of Korea, 2007-2011

Gut and Liver

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 428-432

  Kwon, Geun Yong ^a   Lee, Hyungmin ^a   Gwack, Jin ^a   Lee, Sang Won ^a   Ki, Moran ^b   Youn, Seung Ki ^a  

^a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Infection; Prevalence; Republic of Korea; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; PREVALENCE; SEASHORE; SOUTH KOREA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84903740163     PISSN: 19762283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5009/gnl.2014.8.4.428     Document Type: Article

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