General seroprevalence of hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in population

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 534-536

  Khokhar, Nasir ^a   Gill, Muzaffar Lateef ^a   Malik, Ghazala Javaid ^a  

^a SHIFA INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT); General population; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREEMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 5044243158     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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