Hepatitis C virus infection in health-care settings: Medical and ethical implications
Hepatitis C is a major public health issue. It infects about 200 million people worldwide and is a major cause of chronic liver disease. Its transmission in medical facilities is a topic of increased concern, as outbreaks of the disease had raised the attention of media and medical authorities. To d...
Main Authors: | Francisco Javier Bosques-Padilla, M.D., Genaro Vázquez-Elizondo, Ana Villaseñor-Todd, Elvira Garza-González, José Alberto Gonzalez-Gonzalez, Héctor Jesús Maldonado-Garza |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119317387 |
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