Total Numbers of Undiagnosed Carriers of Hepatitis C and B Viruses in Japan Estimated by Age- and Area-Specific Prevalence on the National Scale

Objective: To estimate total numbers of undiagnosed carriers of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Japan. Methods: Area- and age-specific prevalence of HCV as well as HBV was determined in the first-time blood donors [20–39 years (n = 2,429,364)] and examinees of periodical healt...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Intervirology 2011-01, Vol.54 (4), p.185-195
Hauptverfasser:	Tanaka, Junko, Koyama, Tomiko, Mizui, Masaaki, Uchida, Shigeru, Katayama, Keiko, Matsuo, Junko, Akita, Tomoyuki, Nakashima, Ayumu, Miyakawa, Yuzo, Yoshizawa, Hiroshi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Aged Blood Donors Carrier State - epidemiology Carrier State - virology Child Child, Preschool Female Geography Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis C - epidemiology Hepatitis C Antibodies - blood Hepatitis C virus Humans Japan - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Models, Statistical Original Paper Prevalence Young Adult
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