Prevalence of HBsAg among the non cauterized groups of blood donors

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 717-719

  Khalil, I A ^a,d   Elsheikh, F S ^b   Phrykian, J ^e   Phrykian, S ^e   Mitchell, R ^c  

^a Soba University Hospital   (Sudan)

^b FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sudan)

^c Law Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; CAUTERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; SUDAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD BANKS; BLOOD DONORS; CAUTERY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; SUDAN;

EID: 0030279625     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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