Viral hepatitis at the black sea region: The problem of viral hepatitis in Turkey revisited

Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-2

  Karaaslan, Hayri ^a   Yurdaydin, Cihan ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

BLOOD DONOR; CANCER PATIENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDITORIAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE SIZE; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 63449110955     PISSN: 13004948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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