Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in patients admitted at tertiary eye care centre: A hospital based study

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 597-600

  Junejo, Sameen Afzal ^a,b   Khan, Nisar Ahmed ^a   Lodhi, Arshad Ali ^a  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b Liaquat University Eye Hospital   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B and C; Hyderabad Sindh; Pakistan; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PAKISTAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 70349138504     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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