What is known about seroprevalence to hepatitis C virus in Africa?;Que sait-on de la seroprevalence de l'hepatite virale C en Afrique?

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-121

  Deparis, X ^a   Louis, F J ^b   Rey, P ^c   Merlin, M ^a  

^a SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Biologie Clinique   (France)

^c Hop d'Instruct des Armees Laveran   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; PREVALENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 9444252368     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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