Prevalence of hiv-positives and hepatitis B surface antigen-positives among donors in the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-160

  Oronsaye, Francis E ^a   Oronsaye, J I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Haematology and Blood Transfusion Department   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BLOOD DONORS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 3042710018     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400312     Document Type: Article

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