Prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HCV in Saudi blood donors

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 60-62

  Altamimi, W ^a   Altraif, I ^a   Elsheikh, M ^a   Alkshan, A ^a   Qasem, L ^a   Sohaibani, M ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING;

EID: 0031748202     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.1998.60     Document Type: Article

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