Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Chile

Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Chile

Chronic hepatitis C is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological data regarding this infection in developing countries is scanty. Methods: Prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) infection was investigated in a random sample of Chilean general adult population older than 20 yea...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robinson González, Alejandro Soza, Verónica Hernández, Rosa M. Pérez, Manuel Álvarez, Arturo Morales, Marco Arellano, Arnoldo Riquelme, Paola Viviani, Carmen Covarrubias, Marco Arrese, Juan Francisco Miquel, Flavio Nervi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-04-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Incidence
prevalence
hepatitis C virus
liver disease
HCV
epidemiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119320769

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119320769

Similar Items