Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection in multitransfused thalassaemia major patients in north west frontier province

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-284

  Shah, S Mukhtar Ali ^a   Khan, Muhammad Tahir ^a   Ullah, Zahoor ^a   Ashfaq, N Yasmin ^a  

^a KHYBER TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

HBV; HCV; Infections; Thalassaemia; Transfusion

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 25644443197     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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