Sero prevalence of hepatitis B and C in surgical patients

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 483-484

  Daudpota, Abdul Qayoom ^a   Soomro, Abdul Waheed ^a  

^a City Medical Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Elective surgery; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 46749108880     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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