Prevalence of hepatitis B in the blood donors of N W.F.P and FATA regions and the current scenario of HBV infection in Pakistan

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 37, 2010, Pages 6162-6166

  Khan, Najib Ullah ^a   Siddique, Lubna ^a   Ali, Ijaz ^a   Iqbal, Aqib ^a   Munir, Iqbal ^a   Rashid, Farzana ^b   Ali, Sajid ^c   Raziq, Fazal ^d   Swati, Zahoor Ahmad ^a  

^a Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering NWFP Agricultural University   (Pakistan)

^b LAHORE COLLEGE FOR WOMEN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^d Hayat Abad Medical Complex ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

HBsAg; HBV; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK REDUCTION;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 77958010308     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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