Hepatitis B and C virus infections among pregnant women in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 60-62

  Baba, M M ^a   Onwuka, I S ^a   Baba, S S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

HBsAg; HCV; Pregnant women

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0032950373     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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