Frequency of hepatitis C in obstetric cases

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 688-690

  Rizvi, Talat J H ^a,b,c   Fatima, Hassan ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^c NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Hepatitis C; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0842323814     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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