Hepatitis D virus infection among intravenous drug abusers in Taiwan: analysis of risk factors and liver function tests

To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis D virus (HDV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among intravenous drug abusers in Taiwan, a total of 761 male prisoners, including 680 intravenous drug abusers, were studied for serological markers of HBV and HDV. Questionnaires were distributed to eval...

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Published in:	Journal of medical virology Vol. 31; no. 2; p. 76
Main Authors:	Hsu, H M, Wang, Y F, Lo, S H, Sun, H C, Yip, K K, Chen, J S, Chuang, C H, Chen, D S
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-1990
Subjects:	Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Hepatitis B - complications Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis Hepatitis D - epidemiology Hepatitis D - etiology Hepatitis D - physiopathology Humans Liver Function Tests Middle Aged Regression Analysis Risk Factors Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications Taiwan - epidemiology Taiwan
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