Determination of risk factors for hepatitis B and C in male patients suffering from chronic hepatitis

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Qureshi, Huma ^a   Arif, Ambreen ^b   Riaz, Kashif ^b   Alam, Syed Ejaz ^b   Ahmed, Waquaruddin ^b  

^a Medilink and Orthopeadic and Medical Institute (OMI) Hospital Karachi   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 77049114585     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-212     Document Type: Article

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