Prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among pregnant Brazilian women
- 25 August 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Vol. 70 (3) , 319-326
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0020-7292(00)00209-5
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the prevalence and the risk factors associated with HCV infection among women at childbirth, and to assess potential for infectivity of anti‐HCV‐positive women. Methods: A t...Keywords
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