Open AccessRisk factors for hepatitis C virus infection
Author(s) -
Željko Mijailović,
Predrag Čanović,
Olgica Gajović,
Zoran Todorović,
Ljiljaešić
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0312511m
Subject(s) - medicine , viral hepatitis , risk factor , hepatitis c virus , population , hepatitis c , hepatitis , serology , incidence (geometry) , immunology , virology , virus , antibody , environmental health , physics , optics
Hepatitis C viral infection represents a major health problem in the world. The estimated global incidence is about 3%, whereas the number of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers worldwide is estimated to be between 150-300 million people.
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