A nationwide community-based survey on hepatitis C virus (HCV) was carried out in seven townships in Taiwan. A total of 11,904 men aged 30-64 years were recruited for testing for antibodies against HCV (anti-HCV) by second-generation enzyme immunoassay. A total of 272 seropositive cases and 282 sero
Risk factors for hepatitis C transmission in the Victorian population: a telephone survey
β Scribed by ROWLAND WATSON; NICK CROFTS; CREINA MITCHELL; CAMPBELL AITKEN; JANE HOCKING; SANDRA THOMPSON
- Book ID
- 110969535
- Publisher
- Public Health Association of Australia
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 506 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1326-0200
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