Prevalence of hepatitis viruses among multi-transfused homogenous thalassaemia patients

Hepatology Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-253

  Jaiswal, Shree Prakash B ^a   Chitnis, Dhananjay S ^a   Jain, Ajay K ^a   Inamdar, Savita ^a   Porwal, Ashok ^a   Jain, Shikhar C ^a  

^a CHOITHRAM HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood transfusions; Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Hepatitis viruses; Hepatitus B virus (HBV); Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS D ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROLOGY; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THALASSEMIA; VACCINATION; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035077781     PISSN: 13866346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6346(00)00102-9     Document Type: Article

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