Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis viruses A, C, E antibodies and HBsAg - Prevalence and associated risk factors in pediatric communities of Karachi

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-198

  Aziz, Sina ^a   Muzzafar, Rana ^b   Hafiz, Saleem ^c   Abbas, Zaigham ^b   Zafar, Mirza Naqi ^b   Naqvi, Syed Ali Anwar ^b   Rizvi, Syed Adeeb Ul Hasan ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b SINDH INSTITUTE OF UROLOGY AND TRANSPLANTATION   (Pakistan)

^c Sindh of Urology and Transplantation ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Children; H. Pylori; Hepatotropic viruses; Karachi; Transmission

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449144250     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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