Transmission of hepatitis C virus between spouses: The important role of exposure duration

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2087-2090

  Kao, Jia Horng ^a   Hwang, Yue Ting ^a   Chen, Pei Jer ^a   Yang, Pei Ming ^a   Lai, Ming Yang ^a   Wang, Teh Hong ^a   Chen, Ding Shinn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPOUSE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 84983724715     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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