Rapid Communication
Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited. All rights reserved.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2006; 12(30): 4884-4887
Published online Aug 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i30.4884
Seroepidemiology of hepatitis C and its risk factors in Khuzestan Province, South-West of Iran: A case-control study
Eskandar Hajiani, Jalal Hashemi, Rahim Masjedizadeh, Ali Akbar Shayesteh, Esmail Idani, Tahereh Rajabi
Eskandar Hajiani, Jalal Hashemi, Rahim Masjedizadeh, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran
Tahereh Rajabi, Department of Pathology, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran
Ali Akbar Shayesteh, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran
Esmail Idani, Department of Internal Medicine, Ahwaz Jundishapur, University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Eskandar Hajiani, Assistant Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Golestan Hospital, Ahwaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, PO Box 89, Ahwaz, Iran. ehajiani@ajums.ac.ir
Telephone: +98-611-5530222 Fax: +98-611-3340074
Received: August 24, 2005
Revised: September 25, 2005
Accepted: November 18, 2005
Published online: August 14, 2006
Core Tip