Frequency of hepatitis-C virus antibodies in blood donors in Combined Military Hospital, Quetta

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-44

  Ali, Nadir ^a   Nadeem, Mansoor ^a   Qamar, Ashraf ^a   Qureshi, Ayaz Hussain ^a   Ejaz, Aamir ^a  

^a Peshawar Cantonment   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Anti HCV; Blood donors; Quetta

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TATTOOING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0037255832     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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