Pattern of viral hepatitis infection in a selected population from Saudi Arabia

Military Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 565-568

  Qasim, Laila ^a   Abed, Eman ^a   Memish, Ziad ^a   AlBasheer, Amal ^a   Aldraihim, Asaad ^a   Knawy, Bandar ^a   Hajeer, Ali H ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; MILITARY MEDICINE; SAUDI ARABIA; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

EID: 0038372272     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.7.565     Document Type: Article

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