Frequency of hepatitis B and C in pre-operative patients for elective surgery

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 150-152

  Moosa, Foad Ali ^a   Shaikh, Bashir Ahmed ^a   Choudhry, Mohammad Sohail ^a   Zuberi, Bader Faiyaz ^a   Khan, Fazal Wahab ^a   Sultan, Naheed ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; Screening; Surgery

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 76749135232     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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