Hepatitis B and C virus infections in Turkish children with haemophilia

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1135-1137

  Kocabas E ^a,c   Aksaray, N ^a   Alhan, E ^b   Yarkin, F ^a   Koksal F ^a   Kilinc Y ^b  

^a Department of Paediatric Infection ^*  (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Haemophilia; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 0030861306     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1997.tb14824.x     Document Type: Article

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