Hepatitis E virus infection in hemodialysis patients: A seroepidemiological survey in Jahrom, Southern Iran

Hepatitis Monthly

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 232-235

  Pourahmad, Morteza ^a   Sotoodeh, Abdol Reza ^a   Nasiri, Hamid ^a  

^a JAHROM UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Hepatitis E; Viral hepatitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 70350759663     PISSN: 1735143X     EISSN: 17353408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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