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Community and personal risk factors for hepatitis C virus infection: a survey of 23,820 residents in Taiwan in 1991-2.

Gut - 1 May 2011

Lee Mei-Hsuan, Yang Hwai-I, Jen Chin-Lan, Lu Sheng-Nan, Yeh Shiou-Hwei, Liu Chun-Jen, You San-Lin, Sun Chien-An, Wang Li-Yu, Chen Wei J, Chen Chien-Jen

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AIM: The aim of this study was to explore the community-level risk factors, such as high hepatitis C viruse (HCV)-RNA positive rate and limited medical resources in a township, for HCV infection, one major cause of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS: This study enrolled 23,820 residents living in 155 villages of seven townships in Taiwan in 1991-2 to explore both individual and community risk...

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PMID: 21068131
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.220889

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