Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in haemodialysis patients

Nephrology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 101-104

  Santos, Marisa G ^a   Danguilan, Romina A ^a   Que, Ernesto T ^a   Balmaceda, Rene P ^a   Padilla, Benita S ^a  

^a National Kidney and Transplant Institute Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Haemodialysis; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031798558     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.1998.tb00328.x     Document Type: Article

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