Open AccessHepatitis C Seroprevalence and Risk Factors in Adult Population of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran in 2013
Author(s) -
Masoumeh Moezzi,
Reza Imani,
Ali Karimi,
Behrouz Pourheidar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/14986.6694
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , population , hepatitis c , demography , blood transfusion , jaundice , cirrhosis , viral hepatitis , immunology , serology , environmental health , antibody , sociology
Hepatitis C is the second leading viral infectious disease worldwide. In Iran, hepatitis C is the most important and prevalent reason for chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis in the multi transfused population.