High prevalences of hepatitis B and C virus infections among adults living in Binh Thuan province, Vietnam

Hepatology Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 259-268

  Do, Son Huy ^a,c   Yamada, Hiroko ^a   Fujimoto, Mayumi ^a   Ohisa, Masayuki ^a   Matsuo, Junko ^a   Akita, Tomoyuki ^a   Katayama, Keiko ^a   Van Nguyen, Nhon ^c   Miyakawa, Yuzo ^b   Tanaka, Junko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Miyakawa Memorial Research Foundation   (Japan)

^c Binh Thuan Province Vocational College   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

General population; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis C virus; Seroepidemiology; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS GENOTYPE B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS GENOTYPE C; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIET NAM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84924058948     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: 1872034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hepr.12350     Document Type: Article

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