Parallel and overlapping Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B and C virus infections among pregnant women in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Bassey, E B ^a   Moses, Anietie E ^a   Udo, Sunde M ^a   Umo, Anthony N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abuja; Hepatitis B Virus; Hepatitis C Virus; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 69649104483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09725997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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