Hepatitis C virus infection in polytransfused thalassemic children in Pakistan [6]

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1072-1073

  Akhtar, Saeed ^a   Moatter, Tariq ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PAKISTAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; THALASSEMIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; RETREATMENT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 7044235638     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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