Profile of viral hepatitis A, B, and C in a Saudi Arabian hospital

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Al Tawfiq, Jaffar A ^a   Anani, Adnan A ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

HAV; HBV; HCV; Hepatitis; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 38149114109     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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