The role of blood transfusion on the prevalence of Hepatitis C virus antibodies in children with sickle cell anaemia in Enugu, South East Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 355-358

  Ejiofor, O S ^a   Ibe, B C ^b   Emodi, I J ^b   Ikefuna, A N ^b   Ilechukwu, G C ^b   Emechebe, G ^c   Ilechukwu, C ^b  

^a Department of Paediatrics   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Hepatitis C; Sickle cell anaemia

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 72849124947     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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