Antenatal screening for hepatitis B and C virus carrier state at a University Hospital

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-27

  Yousfani, Sajida ^a   Mumtaz, Firdous ^a   Memon, Amna ^a   Memon, Muhammad Ali ^b   Sikandar, Raheel ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antenatal Care; Hepatitis B Virus; Hepatitis C Virus; Prevention; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; JAUNDICE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL SCREENING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VIRUS CARRIER;

EID: 33747884115     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22442/jlumhs.06510081     Document Type: Article

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