Titre :
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Differences in risk factors for being either a hepatitis B carrier or anti-hepatitis C+in a hepatoma-hyperendemic area in rural Taiwan. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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C.S. WANG ;
T.T. CHANG ;
PESUS CHOU . (.)
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of clinical epidemiology (vol. 51, n° 9, 1998)
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Pagination :
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733-738
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Hépatite virale C
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Virose
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Infection
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Hépatite virale B
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Injection
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Epidémiologie
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Facteur risque
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Homme
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Taiwan
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Asie
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Etude comparée
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Appareil digestif [pathologie]
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Foie [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST uzR0xgUN. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This is a study of the differences in the risk factors for being either hepatitis B surface antigen positive [HBsAg (+) ] or antibody to hepatitis C virus positive [Anti-HCV (+) ] in A-Lein, a rural area in southern Taiwan, an area which also has a high hepatoma mortality rate. Three hundred eighty-five patients age 40 years participated in hepatoma screening at the A-Lein Community Health Center during 1995. Those who were HBsAg (-) and anti-HCV (-) or had coinfection of HBsAg (+) and anti-HCV (+) were excluded, leaving 293 patients : 109 HBsAg (+) and 184 anti-HCV (+). The anti-HCV (+) patients had a lower socioeconomic status (as defined by level of education and type of occupation) and were older than HBsAg (+) patients (P
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