Prevalence of hepatitis B in individuals screened during a countrywide campaign in Pakistan [5]

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 497-498

  Abbas, Zaigham ^c   Shazi, Lubna ^a   Jafri, Wasim ^b  

^a Liver Stomach Clinic   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VACCINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33748439256     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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