Frequency and awareness of hepatitis B and C in visitors of hepatitis awareness mela

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1069-1071

  Abbas, Minaam ^a   Hussain, Muhammad Fawwad Ahmed ^b   Raza, Sajjad ^b   Shazi, Lubna ^c  

^a Karachi Grammar School   (Pakistan)

^b DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c Akber Centre   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYRINGE; TOOTHBRUSH; VACCINATION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649694732     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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