Hepatitis B virus infection amongst pregnant women in North-Eastern Nigeria - A call for action

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-13

  Olokoba, A B ^a   Salawu, F K ^b   Danburam, A ^b   Olokoba, L B ^a   Midala, J K ^b   Badung, L H ^b   Olatinwo, A W O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Hepatitis b virus; Nigeria; Pregnancy; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955382071     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.79232     Document Type: Article

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