Hepatitis C virus infection in China: An emerging public health issue

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 238-244

  Qin, Qianqian ^a   Smith, M Kumi ^a,b   Wang, Lu ^a   Su, Yingying ^a   Wang, Liyan ^a   Guo, Wei ^a   Wang, Lan ^a   Cui, Yan ^a   Wang, Ning ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

China; disease surveillance; hepatitis C virus infection; medical case reports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; DRUG USE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; RURAL POPULATION; SCREENING; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROPREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPACIVIRUS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923209713     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12295     Document Type: Article

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