Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses among women of childbearing age in Moshi urban, Tanzania

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-94

  Msuya, S E ^a,c   Mbizvo, E M ^a   Hussain, A ^a   Sam, N E ^b   Stray Pedersen, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

^c NONE   (Norway)

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EID: 33646470765     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i2.9394     Document Type: Article

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